$341 ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $341
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hawke · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Hawke
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 91.4% of the dwellings in Hawke, a figure far above the national average. This is a spacious area where the vast majority of homes are detached and have three or more bedrooms. While home ownership is common, the typical cost of housing remains lower than in most other areas.
$341
▲ +17.6%
- $200–$214: 2 areas
- $214–$229: 1 area
- $229–$243: 4 areas
- $243–$257: 7 areas
- $257–$271: 5 areas
- $271–$286: 3 areas
- $286–$300: 2 areas
- $300–$314: 8 areas
- $314–$329: 12 areas
- $329–$343: 5 areas
- $343–$357: 14 areas
- $357–$371: 9 areas
- $371–$386: 14 areas
- $386–$400: 8 areas
- $400–$414: 18 areas
- $414–$429: 8 areas
- $429–$443: 9 areas
- $443–$457: 4 areas
- $457–$471: 1 area
- $471–$486: 3 areas
- $486–$500: 2 areas
- $500–$514: 3 areas
- $514–$529: 0 areas
- $529–$543: 0 areas
- $543–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$571: 2 areas
- $571–$586: 0 areas
- $586–$600: 3 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Hawke — lower than 65% of areas.
| Hawke | $341 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $390 |
| Victoria | $370 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $341, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. Monthly home-loan payments are about the same as the state and national averages at $1,733, a figure that has barely changed since 2011.
$1,733 → 0.0%
Lower than 68% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Hawke splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (46%) and $200–$349 (45%), with Under $200 at 7%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Hawke splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (41%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 15%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes are owned with a mortgage, while 23.1% are rented, which is well below the national average. Outright home ownership is also well below Victoria and Australia at 26.6%, though this rose 4.5 points since 2011.
23.1% ▲ +9.5%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.6% ▲ +20.3%
Lower than 74% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 22.1%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 26.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Hawke, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 48%, followed by Owned outright (27%) and Rented (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 90.5% having three or more bedrooms, far above the state and national figures. These detached houses are common, making up 91.4% of all homes, and the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.80 since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.4% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 90% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 91.5%
- 2016: 88.3%
- 2021: 91.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.5% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 97% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 90.6%
- 2016: 88.8%
- 2021: 90.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Hawke, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Hawke splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (43%) and 4 bedrooms (42%), with 2 bedrooms at 7%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hawke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED219/hawke/topic/housing-dwellings