$150 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
3286, VIC · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define daily life in postcode 3286, where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $845. This is a place where home ownership is very common and the cost of living is significantly lower than in most other parts of the country.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3286, VIC — lower than 89% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is far below the national figure at $150, and monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas. While rents rose by $50 since 2011, typical mortgage payments fell by $100 over the same period.
$150 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 89% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$845 ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 3286, VIC, Under $200 is the majority at 65%; $200–$349 is next at 35%.
In 3286, VIC, Under $1,000 is the majority at 63%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 26%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A very high 52% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Meanwhile, only 10.6% of households rent, a rate that is much lower than most areas and fell by 5.3 points since 2011.
10.6% ▼ -33.4%
Lower than 87% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.0% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 87% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In 3286, VIC, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.4% of all homes, far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 84.1% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom is a little below the state figure at 0.70.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.4% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 76% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.1% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 72% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 3286, VIC, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In 3286, VIC, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 50%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 3286, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3286/3286-vic/topic/housing-dwellings