Housing

Housing rental payments

About this topic

Housing rental payments show the weekly rent reported by households that rent their dwelling. It is a direct measure of current housing cost for renters and is not affected by home equity or mortgage history.

This topic is useful for understanding rental affordability and potential housing stress, especially when read with household income and tenure. Raw rental amounts are not directly comparable over time because of inflation, so rental quartiles are better for comparing change.

Interpretation notes

  • This topic applies only to households that rent their dwelling and records weekly rent for the dwelling counted on Census night.
  • Raw rent ranges are not directly comparable over time because inflation and market conditions change.

Key insight

In 2021, $300 to $324 was the most common rent band among households renting their home in Dubbo Regional, accounting for 11.4% (709 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (8.6%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Dubbo Regional - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing rental payments for Dubbo Regional in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Dubbo Regional, with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Dubbo Regional
Regional NSW

1 To 74

2021 count

43

% of total

0.7%

75 To 99

2021 count

55

% of total

0.9%

100 To 124

2021 count

261

% of total

4.2%

125 To 149

2021 count

109

% of total

1.7%

150 To 174

2021 count

258

% of total

4.1%

175 To 199

2021 count

288

% of total

4.6%

200 To 224

2021 count

450

% of total

7.2%

225 To 249

2021 count

296

% of total

4.8%

250 To 274

2021 count

604

% of total

9.7%

275 To 299

2021 count

420

% of total

6.7%

300 To 324

2021 count

709

% of total

11.4%

325 To 349

2021 count

406

% of total

6.5%

350 To 374

2021 count

686

% of total

11.0%

375 To 399

2021 count

351

% of total

5.6%

400 To 424

2021 count

392

% of total

6.3%

425 To 449

2021 count

146

% of total

2.3%

450 To 474

2021 count

183

% of total

2.9%

475 To 499

2021 count

72

% of total

1.2%

500 To 524

2021 count

91

% of total

1.5%

525 To 549

2021 count

15

% of total

0.2%

550 To 649

2021 count

67

% of total

1.1%

650 To 749

2021 count

18

% of total

0.3%

750 To 849

2021 count

13

% of total

0.2%

850 To 949

2021 count

6

% of total

0.1%

950 And Over

2021 count

5

% of total

0.1%

Not stated

2021 count

287

% of total

4.6%

Data table

Housing rental payments for Dubbo Regional. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Housing rental payments for Dubbo Regional. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing rental payments for Dubbo Regional. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
1 To 74430.7%1.0%
75 To 99550.9%0.9%
100 To 1242614.2%3.9%
125 To 1491091.7%1.9%
150 To 1742584.1%3.7%
175 To 1992884.6%4.4%
200 To 2244507.2%5.9%
225 To 2492964.8%3.7%
250 To 2746049.7%7.1%
275 To 2994206.7%4.7%
300 To 32470911.4%8.6%
325 To 3494066.5%4.5%
350 To 37468611.0%8.4%
375 To 3993515.6%4.9%
400 To 4243926.3%7.4%
425 To 4491462.3%3.3%
450 To 4741832.9%5.3%
475 To 499721.2%2.6%
500 To 524911.5%3.6%
525 To 549150.2%1.2%
550 To 649671.1%4.9%
650 To 749180.3%1.9%
750 To 849130.2%0.8%
850 To 94960.1%0.4%
950 And Over50.1%0.7%
Not stated2874.6%4.5%
Total6,231100.0%100.0%