$300 —
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Remainder of State/Territory · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Remainder of State/Territory
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 97.1% of all homes in the Remainder of State/Territory (NSW). This vast region is defined by large, detached dwellings and a very high rate of outright home ownership. Most residents avoid the rental market, which is much smaller here than in the rest of the state.
$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 Remainder of State/Territory — higher than 59% of areas.
| Remainder of State/Territory | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2835, NSW | $200 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is higher than most areas but well below the New South Wales figure of $420. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home-loan payment is $1,900, a little below the state average.
$1,900 —
Higher than 86% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is $200–$349 at 36%, followed by $350–$549 (30%) and Under $200 (21%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (29%) and $1,000–$1,799 (27%), with $3,000 or more at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national figure at 47.0%, which is much higher than most areas. Consequently, the share of households renting is far below both the state and national figures at only 12.9%.
12.9% —
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.0% —
Higher than 74% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Remainder of State/Territory, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, with 82.4% having three or more bedrooms, far above the New South Wales average of 68.6%. This helps explain why people per bedroom is 0.80, which is about the same as the national figure.
0.80 —
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.1% —
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.4% —
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Remainder of State/Territory, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Remainder of State/Territory splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (35%) and 3 bedrooms (34%), with 5 or more at 15%.
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 Remainder of State/Territory [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL131001/remainder-of-state-territory/topic/housing-dwellings