$387 ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 58% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $369
- 2016: $415
- 2021: $387
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Maribyrnong · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Maribyrnong
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Ownership of homes outright in Maribyrnong rose by 15 percentage points since 2011, reaching 33.5%. This shift comes as the area has seen a big increase in separate houses and a significant drop in the proportion of people renting. These changes reflect a changing housing landscape where more residents now own their homes.
$387
▲ +4.9%
- $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 Maribyrnong — higher than 58% of areas.
| Maribyrnong | $387 |
|---|---|
| Greater Melbourne | $390 |
| Victoria | $370 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,167 are much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure. Weekly rents have risen $18 since 2011 to reach $387, which is about the same as the national figure.
$2,167 → 0.0%
Higher than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Maribyrnong, the largest group is $350–$549 at 50%, followed by $200–$349 (25%) and $550–$749 (11%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Maribyrnong splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and $3,000 or more (30%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Around 32.4% of households rent, which is well above the state average, though this is 24 percentage points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, 33.5% of homes are owned outright, a figure slightly above the national average.
32.4% ▼ -42.8%
Higher than 65% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 56.7%
- 2016: 61.5%
- 2021: 32.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.5% ▲ +80.2%
Higher than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 33.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Maribyrnong splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (33%) and Rented (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 55.4% of homes, which is far below the national figure of 72.3%. While 65.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011 to 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.10
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
55.4% ▲ +211.6%
Lower than 85% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.7% ▲ +104.4%
Lower than 79% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 65.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Maribyrnong, Separate house is the majority at 55%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 24%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Maribyrnong, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
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 Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED231/maribyrnong/topic/housing-dwellings