Flats, houses and townhouses in Riverwood
At the 2021 Census, 48% of occupied homes in Riverwood were flats or apartments, above 22% across NSW, and 38% were separate houses, below 66% for the state. Townhouses, terraces and semi-detached houses made up 13%, above 12% across NSW. The flat and apartment share suggests a larger share of people living in apartment buildings here than across the state.
Two bedrooms or fewer describes 48% of homes in Riverwood, above 30% across NSW. Three-bedroom homes are 33%, below 35%, and homes with four or more bedrooms are 16%, below 34% for the state. On Census night, 8% of private dwellings in Riverwood were unoccupied, below 9% across NSW.
Who Riverwood's renters rent from
Of renting households in Riverwood, 40% rent from a landlord recorded as a real estate agent, below 69% across NSW. In all, 54% of households in Riverwood rent, above 33% for the state. The median rent is $300 a week, below $420 across NSW.
In Riverwood, 19% of households own their home outright, below 32% across NSW, and 23% are paying off a mortgage, below 33%. The median mortgage repayment is $2,167 a month, the same as $2,167 for the state. Median household income is $1,210 a week, below $1,829 across NSW. Worked out on this page from the median rent and that median income of all households, renters or not, rent equals 25% of income, above 23% across the state.
Age, household size and the five-year question
The suburb of Riverwood had 12,793 people at the 2021 Census. Its median age was 40 years, above 39 across NSW. An average household in Riverwood held 2.5 people, below 2.6 across NSW. Asked in 2021 where they lived in 2016, 55% of people aged five and over in Riverwood gave the same address, above 54% across NSW.