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, $550 to $649 was the most common rent band among households renting their home in Parramatta (C), accounting for 13.6% (5,781 households). This share was lower than Greater Sydney (14.2%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Parramatta (C) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing rental payments for Parramatta (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Sydney.

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Parramatta (C), with comparison markers for Greater Sydney.

Parramatta (C)
Greater Sydney

1 To 74

2021 count

154

% of total

0.4%

75 To 99

2021 count

292

% of total

0.7%

100 To 124

2021 count

1,203

% of total

2.8%

125 To 149

2021 count

370

% of total

0.9%

150 To 174

2021 count

491

% of total

1.2%

175 To 199

2021 count

424

% of total

1.0%

200 To 224

2021 count

651

% of total

1.5%

225 To 249

2021 count

385

% of total

0.9%

250 To 274

2021 count

816

% of total

1.9%

275 To 299

2021 count

589

% of total

1.4%

300 To 324

2021 count

1,535

% of total

3.6%

325 To 349

2021 count

992

% of total

2.3%

350 To 374

2021 count

2,462

% of total

5.8%

375 To 399

2021 count

2,069

% of total

4.9%

400 To 424

2021 count

4,365

% of total

10.3%

425 To 449

2021 count

2,271

% of total

5.3%

450 To 474

2021 count

4,312

% of total

10.1%

475 To 499

2021 count

2,469

% of total

5.8%

500 To 524

2021 count

4,379

% of total

10.3%

525 To 549

2021 count

1,737

% of total

4.1%

550 To 649

2021 count

5,781

% of total

13.6%

650 To 749

2021 count

1,960

% of total

4.6%

750 To 849

2021 count

923

% of total

2.2%

850 To 949

2021 count

395

% of total

0.9%

950 And Over

2021 count

307

% of total

0.7%

Not stated

2021 count

1,219

% of total

2.9%

Data table

Housing rental payments for Parramatta (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.

Housing rental payments for Parramatta (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.
Housing rental payments for Parramatta (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Sydney.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Sydney %
1 To 741540.4%0.4%
75 To 992920.7%0.7%
100 To 1241,2032.8%3.0%
125 To 1493700.9%1.0%
150 To 1744911.2%1.4%
175 To 1994241.0%1.6%
200 To 2246511.5%1.8%
225 To 2493850.9%1.1%
250 To 2748161.9%2.1%
275 To 2995891.4%1.5%
300 To 3241,5353.6%3.8%
325 To 3499922.3%2.3%
350 To 3742,4625.8%5.4%
375 To 3992,0694.9%4.2%
400 To 4244,36510.3%7.9%
425 To 4492,2715.3%3.9%
450 To 4744,31210.1%7.2%
475 To 4992,4695.8%4.0%
500 To 5244,37910.3%7.2%
525 To 5491,7374.1%2.9%
550 To 6495,78113.6%14.2%
650 To 7491,9604.6%7.9%
750 To 8499232.2%4.2%
850 To 9493950.9%2.3%
950 And Over3070.7%4.4%
Not stated1,2192.9%3.3%
Total42,551100.0%100.0%