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- 2016: $335
- 2021: $375
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Australia · Australia
Housing & Dwellings in Australia
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Across Australia, most people live in detached houses, with 72.3% of all dwellings being separate homes. The housing landscape is split almost evenly between those who own their home with a mortgage, those who own it outright, and those who rent.
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Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents have climbed to $375, which is $40 more than in 2016. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home-loan payment has risen by $63 since 2011 to reach $1,863.
$1,863 ▲ +3.5%
- 2011: $1,800
- 2016: $1,755
- 2021: $1,863
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Australia, the largest group is $350–$549 at 43%, followed by $200–$349 (28%) and Under $200 (12%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Australia splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (34%) and $1,000–$1,799 (31%), with $3,000 or more at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is shifting slightly, as the share of homes owned outright fell to 31.0% since 2011. During the same period, the proportion of households renting rose by 1.0 points to 30.6%.
30.6% ▲ +3.5%
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.0% ▼ -3.4%
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 31.0%
- 2021: 31.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Australia splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Owned outright (31%), with Rented at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses remain the most common choice at 72.3%, though this fell 3.2 points since 2011. While 73.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has moved down to 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
72.3% ▼ -4.3%
- 2011: 75.6%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 72.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.8% ▼ -0.1%
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 73.3%
- 2021: 73.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Australia, Separate house is the majority at 73%; Flat or apartment is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/aus/AUS/australia/topic/housing-dwellings