Menangle · Urban Centre

Housing & Dwellings in Menangle

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.

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📍 Menangle, Urban Centre

Where Menangle sits — Median rent (weekly)

$430
  • $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 Menangle — higher than 90% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Menangle$430
2568, NSW $450
New South Wales $420
Australia $375

Housing costs

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.

  • 2016: $278
  • 2021: $430

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$2,167 ▲ +44.5%

Higher than 92% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $1,500
  • 2016: $1,517
  • 2021: $2,167

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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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%).

Owning & renting

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.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 24.2%
  • 2021: 3.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

35.9% ▲ +35.3%

Lower than 61% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 26.5%
  • 2016: 32.6%
  • 2021: 35.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Menangle splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Other tenure (36%), with Owned with a mortgage at 23%.

Types of homes

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.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

84.5% ▼ -10.8%

Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 94.7%
  • 2016: 95.1%
  • 2021: 84.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

48.6% ▼ -45.3%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 88.8%
  • 2016: 77.3%
  • 2021: 48.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Menangle, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 15%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Menangle, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 3 bedrooms is next at 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 Menangle [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL121075/menangle/topic/housing-dwellings