$361 ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $275
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $361
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
3429, VIC · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 88.6% of all homes in postcode 3429, far exceeding the national figure. This is a place of large family dwellings, where nearly 90% of homes have three or more bedrooms. While housing costs are higher than in most similar areas, they remain about the same as the state and national averages.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3429, VIC — higher than 68% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $361, which is higher than most similar areas and rose by $86 since 2011. Home-loan payments are also higher than in most similar areas, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $1,733.
$361 ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 68% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 3429, VIC, $350–$549 is the majority at 59%; $200–$349 is next at 31%.
3429, VIC splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (38%) and $1,000–$1,799 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 46.7% of homes are owned with a mortgage, while 30.9% are owned outright. The 20.4% of households that rent is far below the national figure of 30.6% and well below the Victorian average.
20.4% ▲ +11.7%
Lower than 52% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.9% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In 3429, VIC, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (31%) and Rented (20%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses dominate the landscape at 88.6%, a figure far above the state and national averages. This helps explain why 89.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, although the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.80 since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.6% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 3429, VIC, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Flat or apartment is next at 7%.
In 3429, VIC, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 2 bedrooms (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 3429, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3429/3429-vic/topic/housing-dwellings