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 Tweed (A), accounting for 10.6% (999 households). This share was higher than Regional NSW (4.9%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Tweed (A) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing rental payments for Tweed (A) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Regional NSW.

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Tweed (A), with comparison markers for Regional NSW.

Tweed (A)
Regional NSW

1 To 74

2021 count

48

% of total

0.5%

75 To 99

2021 count

48

% of total

0.5%

100 To 124

2021 count

372

% of total

3.9%

125 To 149

2021 count

120

% of total

1.3%

150 To 174

2021 count

211

% of total

2.2%

175 To 199

2021 count

182

% of total

1.9%

200 To 224

2021 count

299

% of total

3.2%

225 To 249

2021 count

194

% of total

2.1%

250 To 274

2021 count

365

% of total

3.9%

275 To 299

2021 count

237

% of total

2.5%

300 To 324

2021 count

549

% of total

5.8%

325 To 349

2021 count

295

% of total

3.1%

350 To 374

2021 count

731

% of total

7.8%

375 To 399

2021 count

457

% of total

4.8%

400 To 424

2021 count

763

% of total

8.1%

425 To 449

2021 count

390

% of total

4.1%

450 To 474

2021 count

613

% of total

6.5%

475 To 499

2021 count

381

% of total

4.0%

500 To 524

2021 count

556

% of total

5.9%

525 To 549

2021 count

208

% of total

2.2%

550 To 649

2021 count

999

% of total

10.6%

650 To 749

2021 count

508

% of total

5.4%

750 To 849

2021 count

226

% of total

2.4%

850 To 949

2021 count

115

% of total

1.2%

950 And Over

2021 count

171

% of total

1.8%

Not stated

2021 count

387

% of total

4.1%

Data table

Housing rental payments for Tweed (A). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.

Housing rental payments for Tweed (A). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Housing rental payments for Tweed (A). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Regional NSW.
Category2021 count2021 %Regional NSW %
1 To 74480.5%1.0%
75 To 99480.5%0.9%
100 To 1243723.9%3.9%
125 To 1491201.3%1.9%
150 To 1742112.2%3.7%
175 To 1991821.9%4.4%
200 To 2242993.2%5.9%
225 To 2491942.1%3.7%
250 To 2743653.9%7.1%
275 To 2992372.5%4.7%
300 To 3245495.8%8.6%
325 To 3492953.1%4.5%
350 To 3747317.8%8.4%
375 To 3994574.8%4.9%
400 To 4247638.1%7.4%
425 To 4493904.1%3.3%
450 To 4746136.5%5.3%
475 To 4993814.0%2.6%
500 To 5245565.9%3.6%
525 To 5492082.2%1.2%
550 To 64999910.6%4.9%
650 To 7495085.4%1.9%
750 To 8492262.4%0.8%
850 To 9491151.2%0.4%
950 And Over1711.8%0.7%
Not stated3874.1%4.5%
Total9,425100.0%100.0%