$80 —
Lower than 99% of section of state areas.
- 2016: $60
- 2021: $80
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bounded Locality · Section of State
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is far more common in Bounded Locality than in the rest of Australia, with 70.5% of households renting their homes. This high rental rate is paired with very low typical rents and a housing stock that is more crowded than the national average.
All section of state areas, 2021. The marker is Bounded Locality — lower than 99% of areas.
| Bounded Locality | $80 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $80, which is far below the national figure of $375. In contrast, the usual monthly home loan payment is $2,000, which is much higher than most similar areas.
$80 —
Lower than 99% of section of state areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,000 ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 85% of section of state areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bounded Locality, Under $200 is the majority at 87%; $200–$349 is next at 9%.
In Bounded Locality, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (28%) and $3,000 or more (22%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here at 70.5%, far above the Australian figure of 30.6%. Meanwhile, those who own their home outright make up only 7.4% of the area, which is far below the national average of 31%.
70.5% ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 99% of section of state areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
7.4% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 99% of section of state areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bounded Locality, Rented is the majority at 71%; Other tenure is next at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 78.5% of homes, yet there are fewer large homes here than in most similar areas. This helps explain why the area is more crowded, with 1.4 people per bedroom compared to the national figure of 0.8.
1.40 ▼ -12.5%
Higher than 99% of section of state areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
78.5% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 73% of section of state areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.2% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 94% of section of state areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bounded Locality, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
In Bounded Locality, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (21%) and 4 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bounded Locality [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sos/SOS72/bounded-locality/topic/housing-dwellings