$280 —
Higher than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $213
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Oberon · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Oberon
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical rents and mortgages in Oberon are well below the state and national figures. This is a place where separate houses dominate the landscape, and while outright ownership is common, a high number of households rent their homes.
$280
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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 Oberon — higher than 52% of areas.
| Oberon | $280 |
|---|---|
| 2787, NSW | $280 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $280, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than in the rest of the state, sitting at $1,408 and barely changing since 2011.
$1,408 → 0.0%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,408
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,408
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Oberon, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; Under $200 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Oberon, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the national average at 36.2%, though this has fallen since 2011. At the same time, 32.4% of households rent, which is much higher than most similar areas.
32.4% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.2% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 40.3%
- 2016: 47.8%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Oberon splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Rented (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 88.7% of homes, a figure far above the state average. These homes are often large, with 77.4% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.7% ▲ +20.2%
Lower than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 88.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.4% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 50% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 75.1%
- 2021: 77.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Oberon, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Oberon, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Oberon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL115114/oberon/topic/housing-dwellings