$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $143
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Christmas Hills · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Christmas Hills is a separate house, making it far more detached than most Australian areas. This small community is defined by affordable living, with typical rents and mortgage payments sitting far below state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Christmas Hills — lower than 86% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, as the typical weekly rent of $150 is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $880 is much lower than in most other areas.
$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$880 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Christmas Hills, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 48%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 7.9% of households renting, which is far below the national average of 30.6%. Instead, 42.1% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the state average.
7.9% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.1% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Christmas Hills, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 45%, followed by Owned outright (38%) and Other tenure (10%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in this area tend to be large, with 84.2% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, and the typical home has 0.8 people per bedroom.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.2% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Christmas Hills, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Christmas Hills, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Christmas Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60111/christmas-hills/topic/housing-dwellings