$200 —
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Barmedman · Urban Centre
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define Barmedman, where the typical monthly home loan payment is just $715. This sparsely populated area sees very few people renting and a high number of residents owning their homes outright. It is a place dominated by separate houses, though the proportion of larger family homes has fallen over the last decade.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Barmedman — lower than 77% of areas.
| Barmedman | $200 |
|---|---|
| 2668, NSW | $190 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $200, which is far below the New South Wales figure of $420. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also very low, falling by $535 since 2011 to reach $715.
$200 —
Lower than 77% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$715 ▼ -42.8%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Barmedman, Under $200 is the majority at 63%; $200–$349 is next at 38%.
In Barmedman, Under $1,000 is the majority at 72%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 28%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes (53.3%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why only 11.1% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
11.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 83% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.3% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Barmedman, Owned outright is the majority at 62%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.3% of the area, though homes with three or more bedrooms fell to 58.9% since 2011. On average, there are 0.70 people per bedroom, which is well below the state figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.3% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.9% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Barmedman, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
In Barmedman, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Barmedman [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL122013/barmedman/topic/housing-dwellings