Bowral - Mittagong property market: the official numbers
What the census actually says about Bowral - Mittagong, NSW — who lives there, what they pay, and what they do for work. Every figure below is ABS Census 2021 data, linked at the bottom so you can check it yourself.
The straight answer
Bowral - Mittagong rented at a median $436/wk in 2021 — 16% above the national median. Repayments ($2,167/mo) ran ahead of rent ($1,889/mo), but not brutally.
The numbers that matter
The typical repayment ran at about 30% of the median household income. These are point-in-time medians from August 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — repayments especially, after the 2022–24 rate rises — so compare places with them; don't price today with them.
Rent against the repayment
At the census, the typical monthly rent worked out to $1,889 against a typical mortgage repayment of $2,167:
What this gap does and doesn't tell you
The mortgage figure reflects loans and rates as at August 2021, before the 2022–24 rate rises — today's repayment on a new loan would be higher. The rent figure is what tenants were actually paying, not today's asking rents. The useful signal is the shape: where rent and repayments sit close together, buying has historically competed well with renting here; where repayments tower over rent, the market prices in growth. Run your own numbers with the mortgage vs invest tool or what can I afford?
Who owns, who rents
Renters are 20.8% of Bowral - Mittagong households. If you're buying to let, that's the depth of your market — on the thin side.
Who lives here
What the age mix means for housing
A heavy 25–44 band usually means family housing demand (and pressure on 3–4 bedroom stock); a heavy 65+ band signals downsizer and retiree demand (units, single-level living, proximity to health care). Bowral - Mittagong's median age of 47 sits above the national median of 38.
Where the pay cheques come from
health care & social assistance employs 14.1% of Bowral - Mittagong's 18,791 workers (Census 2021). Local housing demand rises and falls with it.
What it costs to buy in NSW
We don't republish licensed price feeds, so for today's sale prices check a licensed source. The costs of buying, though, are public and exact:
- Stamp duty in New South Wales — exact duty and first-home-buyer concessions.
- What can I afford? — borrowing power, price range and all-in upfront cash.
- The official NSW price trend — ABS state-level values since 2011, interactive.
Quick answers
What is the median rent in Bowral - Mittagong?
At the 2021 Census the median rent in Bowral - Mittagong was $436 a week — 16% above the national median ($375/wk). Rents have moved since 2021; check current listings for today's asking rents.
How many people live in Bowral - Mittagong?
41,600 people at the 2021 Census, with a median age of 47 (national median: 38). Bowral - Mittagong is one of New South Wales's significant urban areas as defined by the ABS.
What do people in Bowral - Mittagong do for work?
The biggest employing industry is health care & social assistance, followed by construction (ABS Census 2021). The industry mix shapes how resilient local housing demand is.
So, who buys here?
Your call
Neither a cashflow bargain nor a pure scarcity play: rent covered about 87% of the typical repayment at the census. That middle ground tends to suit owner-occupiers better than spreadsheet investors. Note the age mix too: 27.6% of Bowral - Mittagong is 65 or over, so demand skews to single-level homes and units, and stock turns over slowly.
Whatever you do, check the things the census can't show: today's asking rents, vacancy and days on market in Bowral - Mittagong. Then run your own numbers: what can I afford? for borrowing power and upfront cash, and the New South Wales stamp duty calculator for the tax bill.
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General information only — not financial or property advice. All figures are ABS Census 2021 ( official QuickStats for Bowral - Mittagong, CC-BY 4.0), which predates the 2022–24 rate rises; conditions have moved since. Last reviewed 10 July 2026.