$236 ▲ +47.5%
Lower than 59% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $236
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Latrobe · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Latrobe
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments in Latrobe are $1,213, which is lower than most similar areas. This makes housing far more affordable than in the rest of the state, with both rents and mortgages sitting well below Victorian and national figures. The area is dominated by large, detached family homes.
$236
▲ +47.5%
- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Latrobe — lower than 59% of areas.
| Latrobe | $236 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $285 |
| Victoria | $370 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well below the national figure at $236, though they have risen $76 since 2011. Mortgage costs are also much lower than the state average, with the typical monthly payment being $1,213.
$1,213 ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 63% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,200
- 2021: $1,213
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Latrobe, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 31%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Latrobe, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, as 37.4% of homes are owned outright—a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 25.4%, which is well below the state and national levels.
25.4% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 26.4%
- 2021: 25.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.4% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 51% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 35.8%
- 2016: 35.6%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Latrobe splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (37%) and Owned with a mortgage (34%), with Rented at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 88% of all homes, which is far above the national figure. This preference for larger homes is reflected in the fact that 78.6% have three or more bedrooms, though there are now fewer people per bedroom than in 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.0% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 56% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 88.0%
- 2021: 88.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.6% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 60% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 77.2%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Latrobe, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Latrobe, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA23810/latrobe/topic/housing-dwellings