Housing
Dwelling Characteristics – Private Dwellings
Ashfield
% of total occupied dwellings
Australia
% of total dwellings occupied in Australia
Total private dwellings
17,074
8,426,559
Occupied private dwellings
15,937
7,596,183
Separate House
6,194
38.9
5,685,387
74.8
Semi-detached or terrace
2,085
13.1
702,550
9.2
Flat or unit
7,509
47.1
1,076,315
14.2
Other dwellings
146
0.9
127,337
1.7
Not stated
3
0.0
4,594
0.1
Dwelling Characteristics – Occupied Private Dwellings
Median rent ($/weekly)
250
190
Median housing loan repayment ($/monthly)
1,800
1,300
Average household size
2.4
2.6
Average number of persons per bedroom
1.2
1.1
Tenure Type – Occupied private Dwellings
Fully owned
4,434
27.8
2,478,264
32.6
Being purchased (includes rent/buy schemes)
3,662
23.0
2,448,205
32.2
Rented (includes rent free)
6,287
39.4
2,063,947
27.2
Other tenure type
132
0.8
65,715
1,422
8.9
540,050
7.1
Household Composition – Occupied Private Dwelling
% of total occupied
Family household
9,530
59.8
5,122,760
67.4
Lone person household
4,356
27.3
1,740,481
22.9
Group household
1,030
6.5
280,856
3.7