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Housing rental payments

In Plumpton, 44.2% of renting households were paying $450 or more per week in rent in 2021.

Rental payments can be a better measure of the cost of housing in Plumpton than mortgage repayments because they are not contingent on length of occupancy or equity in the dwelling.

High rental payments may indicate desirable areas with mobile populations who prefer to rent, or a housing shortage, or gentrification. Low rental payments may indicate public housing (check Tenure Type), or areas where low income households move by necessity for a lower cost of living.

Rental payments are not directly comparable over time because of inflation. For comparison of rental payments over time, go to Housing Rental Quartiles.

Further reading: How can Councils influence affordable housing.

Derived from the Census questions:

'How much does your household pay for this dwelling?' and 'Is this dwelling (owned outright, owned with a mortgage etc.)'

Households renting their dwelling

Weekly housing rental payments
Plumpton - Households (Enumerated)2021
Weekly rental amountNumber%Emerton %
Less than $1000--3.2
$100-$14991.312.4
$150-$199101.49.0
$200-$249121.75.8
$250-$299182.55.8
$300-$349466.421.6
$350-$39912116.927.4
$400-$44917023.77.9
$450-$49915321.31.3
$500-$5499212.8--
$550-$649638.8--
$650-$74960.8--
$750-$84930.4--
$850+0----
Not stated152.15.5

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2021. Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Weekly housing rental payments, 2021
Weekly housing rental payments, 2021 $450-$499, Emerton: 1.3% $400-$449, Emerton: 7.9% $350-$399, Emerton: 27.4% $300-$349, Emerton: 21.6% $250-$299, Emerton: 5.8% $200-$249, Emerton: 5.8% $150-$199, Emerton: 9.0% $100-$149, Emerton: 12.4% Less than $100, Emerton: 3.2% $750-$849, Plumpton: 0.4% $650-$749, Plumpton: 0.8% $550-$649, Plumpton: 8.8% $500-$549, Plumpton: 12.8% $450-$499, Plumpton: 21.3% $400-$449, Plumpton: 23.7% $350-$399, Plumpton: 16.9% $300-$349, Plumpton: 6.4% $250-$299, Plumpton: 2.5% $200-$249, Plumpton: 1.7% $150-$199, Plumpton: 1.4% $100-$149, Plumpton: 1.3%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Enumerated data)
Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the weekly housing rental payments of households in Plumpton compared to Emerton shows that there was a larger proportion of households paying high rental payments ($450 per week or more), and a smaller proportion of households with low rental payments (less than $250 per week).

Overall, 44.2% of households were paying high rental payments, and 4.3% were paying low payments, compared with 1.3% and 30.3% respectively in Emerton.

The major differences between the housing rental payments of Plumpton and Emerton were:

  • A larger percentage of $450-$499 (21.3% compared to 1.3%)
  • A larger percentage of $400-$449 (23.7% compared to 7.9%)
  • A larger percentage of $500-$549 (12.8% compared to 0.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of $300-$349 (6.4% compared to 21.6%)
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