$318 —
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $318
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bega · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Bega
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is much more common in Bega than in most similar areas, with 35.5% of households paying rent. While the typical home-loan payment is well below the national figure, the local rental market is tighter than usual for its level. This shift is clear in the data, as the proportion of renters rose 14 percentage points since 2011.
$318
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Bega — higher than 65% of areas.
| Bega | $318 |
|---|---|
| 2550, NSW | $300 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $318 is higher than most similar areas, though it remains well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Mortgage costs are much lower than the national average, with a typical monthly payment of $1,325.
$1,325 ▲ +46.1%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $907
- 2016: $1,430
- 2021: $1,325
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Bega splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (43%) and $350–$549 (38%), with Under $200 at 18%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bega, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 55%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people in Bega own their homes outright (35.7%) compared to the national average, though this figure fell 7.4 percentage points since 2011. At the same time, the share of households renting has risen sharply to 35.5%.
35.5% ▲ +63.9%
Higher than 82% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 30.3%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.7% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 43.1%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 35.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Bega splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Rented (35%), with Owned with a mortgage at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86% of the market, far above the New South Wales average. While 74.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.70 since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.0% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.2%
- 2016: 93.8%
- 2021: 86.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.1% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 72.1%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bega, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bega, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) 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 Bega [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115013/bega/topic/housing-dwellings