$540 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Mount Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Macarthur
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low monthly mortgage repayments define the housing experience in Mount Macarthur, where typical payments are just $540. This is far below the national figure, making home ownership significantly more affordable than in most other parts of the country.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan payment of $540 is among the lowest for similar areas. This is far below the Queensland figure of $1,733 and the Australian typical payment of $1,863.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 50%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (50%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Mount Macarthur splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Owned with a mortgage (50%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most other areas, with 0.70 people per bedroom. This is a little below the figure for both Queensland and Australia, which sit at 0.80.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Macarthur, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31988/mount-macarthur/topic/housing-dwellings