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Housing rental payments

In Lethbridge Park, 3.5% 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 Lethbridge Park 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
Lethbridge Park - Households (Enumerated)2021
Weekly rental amountNumber%Mount Druitt %
Less than $100455.10.5
$100-$14911312.82.1
$150-$19910411.83.0
$200-$249829.33.3
$250-$299657.410.9
$300-$34918020.422.1
$350-$39917319.623.7
$400-$449495.617.1
$450-$499151.79.0
$500-$54970.82.5
$550-$64950.62.5
$650-$74940.50.4
$750-$8490--0.1
$850+0--0.1
Not stated404.52.6

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 $850+, Mount Druitt: 0.1% $750-$849, Mount Druitt: 0.1% $650-$749, Mount Druitt: 0.4% $550-$649, Mount Druitt: 2.5% $500-$549, Mount Druitt: 2.5% $450-$499, Mount Druitt: 9.0% $400-$449, Mount Druitt: 17.1% $350-$399, Mount Druitt: 23.7% $300-$349, Mount Druitt: 22.1% $250-$299, Mount Druitt: 10.9% $200-$249, Mount Druitt: 3.3% $150-$199, Mount Druitt: 3.0% $100-$149, Mount Druitt: 2.1% Less than $100, Mount Druitt: 0.5% $650-$749, Lethbridge Park: 0.5% $550-$649, Lethbridge Park: 0.6% $500-$549, Lethbridge Park: 0.8% $450-$499, Lethbridge Park: 1.7% $400-$449, Lethbridge Park: 5.6% $350-$399, Lethbridge Park: 19.6% $300-$349, Lethbridge Park: 20.4% $250-$299, Lethbridge Park: 7.4% $200-$249, Lethbridge Park: 9.3% $150-$199, Lethbridge Park: 11.8% $100-$149, Lethbridge Park: 12.8% Less than $100, Lethbridge Park: 5.1%
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 Lethbridge Park compared to Mount Druitt shows that there was a smaller proportion of households paying high rental payments ($450 per week or more), and a larger proportion of households with low rental payments (less than $250 per week).

Overall, 3.5% of households were paying high rental payments, and 39.0% were paying low payments, compared with 14.7% and 8.9% respectively in Mount Druitt.

The major differences between the housing rental payments of Lethbridge Park and Mount Druitt were:

  • A larger percentage of $100-$149 (12.8% compared to 2.1%)
  • A larger percentage of $150-$199 (11.8% compared to 3.0%)
  • A smaller percentage of $400-$449 (5.6% compared to 17.1%)
  • A smaller percentage of $450-$499 (1.7% compared to 9.0%)
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