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Homeowners in Coombs, Australian Capital Territory

Coombs, by the people who own it.

1,214 of Coombs's 1,725 homes are lived in by the people who own them: 70 in every 100, against 67 across Australian Capital Territory. Doorstep is the neighbourhood app made for them.Download freeQuestions

Coombs by the numbers

Who owns the homes in Coombs

1,214owner-occupied homes
125owned outright
1,089with a mortgage
556owner-occupied houses
4,851residents
Share of homes lived in by their owners
Coombs70%1,214
Australian Capital Territory67%112,585
Australia66%6,114,780
Owned outrightWith a mortgageRentedOther / not stated

ABS 2021 Census of Population and Housing, tenure of occupied private dwellings, Coombs (SAL). These are all homes in the suburb, not Doorstep members.

74 in 100 households are families

Couples, parents, kids and grandparents: in Coombs, 74 in every 100 households are families. School runs and hand-me-downs for some, grandkids visiting for others, and the most useful neighbour is often the one who's been through it a year ahead of you.

About as owner-occupied as Australian Capital Territory

70 in every 100 homes in Coombs are lived in by their owners, close to the 67 across Australian Capital Territory.

Units, townhouses and terraces

Only 46% of Coombs's owner-occupied homes are separate houses, so most owners here share a wall, a driveway or a body corporate. Your neighbours are literally next door, and it helps to know them.

On Doorstep in Coombs

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Your suburb's board

Give away what you don't need, borrow what you need once, and ask the street a question. Posts come from people who live around Coombs.

Open Homes

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Local trades

Ask who your neighbours would call, and find local businesses rated only by people who live nearby. Businesses in Coombs →

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Reach Coombs's homeowners

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For the singles

Single and own your home?

Doorstep Dating is a separate side of the app for meeting other homeowners. It's off until you switch it on.

Questions

Living in Coombs

How many homes in Coombs are owner-occupied?

1,214 of Coombs's 1,725 occupied homes were owner-occupied at the 2021 Census (70%): 125 owned outright and 1,089 with a mortgage. Across Australian Capital Territory the figure is 67%.

Is Doorstep available in Coombs?

Yes. Doorstep works in every Australian suburb: you join by typing your home suburb, and Coombs is one of them. Some streets are quieter than others while the area fills up.

Can my neighbours in Coombs see my address?

No. Doorstep only stores the name of your suburb. There's no GPS involved, and nobody sees your street or address.

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