$64 ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $60
- 2016: $120
- 2021: $64
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Beswick · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge gap exists between Beswick and the rest of the country, with typical weekly rents of just $64. Almost 80% of the community rents their homes, which is far above the national figure. This creates a housing landscape where very few people own their own place.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Beswick — lower than 99% of areas.
| Beswick | $64 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | $80 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is only $64, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $325. In fact, nearly 93% of all renters pay less than $200 a week.
$64 ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
In Beswick, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 79.5% of households renting, which is far above the national rate of 30.6%. This is consistent with the fact that no one in the area owns their home outright.
79.5% ▼ -20.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Beswick, Rented is the majority at 84%; Other tenure is next at 16%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Beswick are often crowded, with 2.1 people per bedroom, far above the national figure of 0.8. While 67% of dwellings are separate houses, this is well below the Australian average.
2.10 ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
67.0% ▼ -33.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.2% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Beswick, Separate house is the majority at 72%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 22%.
In Beswick, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 2 bedrooms is next at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Beswick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70031/beswick/topic/housing-dwellings