Areyonga · Urban Centre

Housing & Dwellings in Areyonga

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Separate houses make up 97.6% of all homes in Areyonga, where most people rent. This is a community where housing costs are far below the national figure and almost every resident lives in a detached dwelling.

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📍 Areyonga, Urban Centre

Where Areyonga sits — Median rent (weekly)

$65
  • $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 Areyonga — lower than 99% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Areyonga$65
0872 crosses NT/SA/WA $75
Northern Territory $325
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is only $65, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also far below the Northern Territory average at $1,060.

$65

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: $50
  • 2021: $65

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Areyonga, Under $200 is the majority at 86%; $200–$349 is next at 14%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renting is very common here, with 82.9% of households renting, a figure far above the national level. Meanwhile, outright home ownership has fallen to 0.0% since 2011.

82.9% ▲ +50.9%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 55.0%
  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 82.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 20.7%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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In Areyonga, Rented is the majority at 81%; Other tenure is next at 19%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes in Areyonga tend to be large, with 82.9% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the area has 1.4 people per bedroom, which is far above the national figure of 0.8.

1.40 ▲ +16.7%

Higher than 98% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 1.20
  • 2016: 1.70
  • 2021: 1.40

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

97.6% ▲ +0.3%

Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 97.3%
  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 97.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

82.9% ▲ +67.4%

Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 49.5%
  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 82.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Areyonga, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Areyonga splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (45%) and 3 bedrooms (40%), with 2 bedrooms 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 Areyonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722007/areyonga/topic/housing-dwellings