$280 ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
3282, VIC · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A high proportion of detached houses defines daily life in postcode 3282, where 95.5% of homes are separate dwellings. This area is far more likely to have large homes than most of the country, with 85.9% of houses featuring three or more bedrooms.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3282, VIC — lower than 54% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is well below the state and national figures, with typical weekly rents at $280 and monthly mortgage payments at $1,452. Both costs have risen since 2011, with rent increasing by $80 per week.
$280 ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 54% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,452 ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 3282, VIC, $200–$349 is the majority at 64%; $350–$549 is next at 24%.
In 3282, VIC, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; Under $1,000 is next at 24%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in this area, where 41% of homes are owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 15.6% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
15.6% ▼ -8.4%
Lower than 69% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.0% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 56% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
3282, VIC splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 16%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 85.9% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, well above the national average. While separate houses are far more common than in the rest of the state, the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.5% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 66% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.9% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 77% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 3282, VIC, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
In 3282, VIC, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 3282, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3282/3282-vic/topic/housing-dwellings