$420 → 0.0%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
- 2011: $420
- 2016: $470
- 2021: $420
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Brennan · State Electorate
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 75.1% of all homes in Brennan, where the housing market is defined by large family residences. This area has a very high proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms, though typical weekly rents are much higher than in most similar areas.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Brennan — higher than 77% of areas.
| Brennan | $420 |
|---|---|
| Greater Darwin | $385 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $420, which is well above the Northern Territory figure of $325. Meanwhile, typical monthly mortgage payments are about $1,950, a figure that is about the same as the national average and has fallen since 2011.
$420 → 0.0%
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,950 ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Brennan, $350–$549 is the majority at 60%; $200–$349 is next at 21%.
In Brennan, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and $3,000 or more (13%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Rentals are common here, with 43.7% of households renting, which is far above the Australian figure. Conversely, only 10.8% of homes are owned outright, a rate that is far below the national average of 31.0%.
43.7% ▼ -5.5%
Higher than 87% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
10.8% ▲ +52.4%
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Brennan splits fairly evenly between Rented (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (43%), with Owned outright at 11%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 84.7% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. While most homes are separate houses, the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011 to 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.1% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 63% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.7% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 76% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Brennan, Separate house is the majority at 75%; Flat or apartment is next at 13%.
In Brennan, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Brennan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED70007/brennan/topic/housing-dwellings