$330 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $268
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Goulburn · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Goulburn
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than nine out of ten homes in Goulburn are separate houses, making it a place dominated by detached living. This preference for larger properties is matched by high rates of home ownership, with nearly 40% of residents owning their homes outright.
$330
▲ +50.0%
- $100–$118: 6 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 0 areas
- $154–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$189: 4 areas
- $189–$207: 6 areas
- $207–$225: 10 areas
- $225–$243: 10 areas
- $243–$261: 21 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 16 areas
- $296–$314: 45 areas
- $314–$332: 33 areas
- $332–$350: 16 areas
- $350–$368: 38 areas
- $368–$386: 58 areas
- $386–$404: 44 areas
- $404–$421: 30 areas
- $421–$439: 21 areas
- $439–$457: 18 areas
- $457–$475: 12 areas
- $475–$493: 12 areas
- $493–$511: 6 areas
- $511–$529: 3 areas
- $529–$546: 3 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 4 areas
- $582–$600: 8 areas
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Goulburn — lower than 64% of areas.
| Goulburn | $330 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $330 are lower than most areas and well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Home loan payments are about the same as the national figure, with a typical monthly payment of $1,842.
$1,842 ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,717
- 2021: $1,842
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Goulburn splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (39%) and $200–$349 (37%), with Under $200 at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Goulburn splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (34%) and $1,000–$1,799 (32%), with $3,000 or more at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 39.9% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is far below the state average at 21.6% and has fallen since 2011.
21.6% ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.9% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 84% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 39.0%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Goulburn, the largest group is Owned outright at 40%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is defined by large homes, as 81.6% have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why Goulburn has much lower density than most areas, with only 0.70 people per bedroom.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.5% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 89.3%
- 2016: 91.0%
- 2021: 91.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 81.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Goulburn, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Goulburn, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Goulburn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10031/goulburn/topic/housing-dwellings