$430 —
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $278
- 2021: $430
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Menangle · Urban Centre
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 84.5% of dwellings in Menangle, where high housing costs are common. The typical monthly mortgage payment is among the highest for similar areas at $2,167, and typical weekly rents are also very high at $430.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Menangle — higher than 90% of areas.
| Menangle | $430 |
|---|---|
| 2568, NSW | $450 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments rose $667 since 2011 to reach $2,167, which is a little above the national figure. Weekly rents also climbed $152 since 2016 to $430, placing them among the highest for similar areas.
$430 —
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Menangle, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 48%, followed by $3,000 or more (21%) and $1,000–$1,799 (17%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 3.7% of households doing so, a figure far below the national average. Meanwhile, those who own their home outright rose to 35.9% since 2011, which is well above the New South Wales figure.
3.7% ▼ -71.4%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.9% ▲ +35.3%
Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Menangle splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Other tenure (36%), with Owned with a mortgage at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far more common than in the rest of the state, though the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms fell 40 points since 2011. Now, 51.8% of homes have two bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.5% ▼ -10.8%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
48.6% ▼ -45.3%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Menangle, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 15%.
In Menangle, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 3 bedrooms is next at 20%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Menangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121075/menangle/topic/housing-dwellings