$210 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pyrenees · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Pyrenees
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define Pyrenees, where typical rents and mortgages sit well below state and national figures. This affordability is paired with a high rate of home ownership and a landscape dominated by large, detached houses.
$210
▲ +61.5%
- $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 Pyrenees — lower than 68% of areas.
| Pyrenees | $210 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $285 |
| Victoria | $370 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $210 and monthly mortgage payments are $1,083, both of which are far below the Victorian figures. While these costs have risen since 2011, they remain much lower than most other areas.
$1,083 ▲ +8.6%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $997
- 2016: $1,066
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Pyrenees, $200–$349 is the majority at 50%; Under $200 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Pyrenees splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (41%) and $1,000–$1,799 (39%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very common here, with 50.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is among the lowest at this level, sitting far below the state average.
11.7% ▼ -21.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.9% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 91% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 50.4%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Pyrenees, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.7% of homes, a figure far above the Victorian average. These homes tend to be large, with 75.8% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.7% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 98% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 96.7%
- 2016: 97.4%
- 2021: 97.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.8% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Pyrenees, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Pyrenees, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (22%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Pyrenees [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA25990/pyrenees/topic/housing-dwellings