In the Central Coast council area, 35% of households owned their home outright at the 2021 Census, above the 32% across New South Wales.
Owned outright 34
Being paid off 34
Rented 28
Other or not stated 4
The Central Coast council area's households as 100 homes, from the 2021 Census count of households by tenure and landlord. Each kind is rounded so the 100 add up, so a share in the tiles below can differ from the drawing by one.
Owned outright35%NSW 32%
Being paid off34%NSW 33%
Median mortgage repayment$2,000 a monthNSW $2,167
Incomes and staying put on the Central Coast
The median household income in the Central Coast council area was $1,507 a week, below $1,829 across New South Wales. Of people aged five and over, 57% lived at the same address five years earlier, above 54% across the state.
Mostly separate houses
Separate houses made up 78% of occupied homes, above 66% across New South Wales, and flats or apartments only 9%, against 22% across the state. Homes run larger than the state's: 37% had four or more bedrooms, above the state's share, and 23% had two bedrooms or fewer, below 30%. The people were older than the state's, with a median age of 43 years against 39. In all, 346,596 people lived in the Central Coast council area at the 2021 Census.