$380 ▲ +38.2%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $275
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $380
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wallsend · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Wallsend
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rentals have increased by over 5 percentage points since 2011 in Wallsend, reflecting a shift in how people live here. The area remains dominated by separate houses, though the typical weekly rent has climbed by $105 over the last decade.
$380
▲ +38.2%
- $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 Wallsend — higher than 57% of areas.
| Wallsend | $380 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $380, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, typical monthly mortgage payments have risen to $1,850, which is a little below the New South Wales average.
$1,850 ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 50% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,850
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wallsend, $350–$549 is the majority at 54%; $200–$349 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wallsend, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and Under $1,000 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people are renting here than in most other areas, with 32.7% of households renting. This is a little above the national figure, while the proportion of homes owned outright has fallen to 29.7% since 2011.
32.7% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 31.2%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.7% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 56% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 29.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wallsend splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (33%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common, making up 80.9% of homes, which is far above the state average. Most of these are larger homes, with 74.7% having three or more bedrooms, although the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.80 since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.9% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 51% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 84.4%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.7% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: 73.6%
- 2016: 73.3%
- 2021: 74.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wallsend, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wallsend, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Wallsend [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED10089/wallsend/topic/housing-dwellings