$300 —
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kitchener · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Kitchener
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Kitchener (L) is a separate house, making it a rare area where detached dwellings make up 100% of the housing stock. This creates a landscape dominated by larger family homes, where 89.5% of properties have three or more bedrooms.
$300
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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 Kitchener — higher than 59% of areas.
| Kitchener | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2325, NSW | $320 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of $375. Home-loan payments are usually $1,733 a month, a figure that has fallen by $667 since 2011.
$1,733 ▼ -27.8%
Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $2,400
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Kitchener splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Kitchener splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (42%) and $1,000–$1,799 (40%), with Under $1,000 at 11%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 5.8% of households renting, which is far below the New South Wales average. Instead, 36.3% of homes are owned outright, a rate well above the national figure of 31.0%.
5.8% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.3% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Kitchener, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 56%; Owned outright is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is made up entirely of separate houses, far exceeding the state average of 65.6%. These homes are generally large, with 44.4% having four bedrooms and 14% having five or more.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 99.3%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.5% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.0%
- 2016: 95.3%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kitchener, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kitchener, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (14%).
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 Kitchener [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121061/kitchener/topic/housing-dwellings