$288 —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ballarat East - Warrenheip · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 86.9% of the housing stock in Ballarat East - Warrenheip. This is a relatively affordable area where typical rents and mortgages are well below both state and national figures. It is also a place where renting is much more common than in most similar areas.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Ballarat East - Warrenheip — lower than 76% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with the typical weekly rent of $288 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,300 both sitting well below the Victorian and Australian figures.
$288 —
Lower than 76% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 —
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Ballarat East - Warrenheip, $200–$349 is the majority at 65%; $350–$549 is next at 18%.
In Ballarat East - Warrenheip, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (16%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common in this area, with 36.5% of households renting, which is well above the state and national rates. Meanwhile, 31.3% of homes are owned outright.
36.5% —
Higher than 73% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.3% —
Lower than 53% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Ballarat East - Warrenheip, the largest group is Rented at 36%, followed by Owned outright (31%) and Owned with a mortgage (27%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far more common here than in the rest of the state. While 71.4% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is a little below the national figure.
0.70 —
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.9% —
Higher than 56% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.4% —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ballarat East - Warrenheip, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 11%.
In Ballarat East - Warrenheip, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 2 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ballarat East - Warrenheip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/201011481/ballarat-east-warrenheip/topic/housing-dwellings