$250 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $175
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wagait Beach · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wagait Beach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
About the same as similar areas, Wagait Beach has a housing market where nearly 98% of homes are separate houses. The area is notable for having much higher rates of outright home ownership than the national figure, with 40% of residents owning their homes free of a mortgage.
$250
▲ +42.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wagait Beach — lower than 60% of areas.
| Wagait Beach | $250 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $80 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is well below the national figure of $375. Home loan payments are also lower than usual, with the typical monthly payment of $1,597 sitting well below the Northern Territory's $2,000.
$1,597 ▼ -24.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,100
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,597
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wagait Beach, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wagait Beach, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher share of homes are owned outright here than in the rest of the territory, at 40%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the national figure, sitting at just 13.1%.
13.1% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.7%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.0% ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.1%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wagait Beach splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Owned outright (42%), with Rented at 14%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.7% of all homes, a figure far above the Australian average. However, the area has a far lower share of large homes, with only 44% having three or more bedrooms.
1.00 ▼ -23.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 1.10
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.7% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.2%
- 2016: 99.5%
- 2021: 97.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
44.0% ▲ +36.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wagait Beach, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Wagait Beach splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (31%), with 1 bedroom at 19%.
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 Wagait Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70276/wagait-beach/topic/housing-dwellings