$260 ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
3683, VIC · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 93.9% of all homes in postcode 3683, creating a landscape dominated by detached living. The area is marked by very high rates of home ownership and housing costs that sit well below the state and national figures.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 3683, VIC — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much lower than the national average, sitting at $260 despite rising by $75 since 2011.
$260 ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 60% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 3683, VIC, $200–$349 is the majority at 62%; Under $200 is next at 21%.
In 3683, VIC, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by Under $1,000 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (20%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 44.1% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas at just 11.8%.
11.8% ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.1% ▲ +9.9%
Higher than 65% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
3683, VIC splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, as 80.2% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national figure of 0.80.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.9% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.2% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 58% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 3683, VIC, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
In 3683, VIC, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 3683, VIC [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA3683/3683-vic/topic/housing-dwellings