$230 ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bendigo Surrounds - North · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
About 98% of homes in Bendigo Surrounds - North are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached dwellings. This region is characterized by very affordable housing and a high rate of outright home ownership compared to the rest of the country.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Bendigo Surrounds - North — lower than 89% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are much lower than most areas, with the typical weekly rent of $230 and monthly mortgage payment of $1,300 both sitting well below the Victorian and national figures.
$230 ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 89% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 86% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bendigo Surrounds - North, $200–$349 is the majority at 51%; Under $200 is next at 34%.
In Bendigo Surrounds - North, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by Under $1,000 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (19%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national average at 43.2%, while the share of households renting is among the lowest at this level at just 10.5%.
10.5% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.2% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Bendigo Surrounds - North splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (43%) and Owned with a mortgage (43%), with Rented at 10%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common here, as 84.2% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Victorian average of 74.1%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.9% ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 95% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.2% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 66% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bendigo Surrounds - North, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Other dwelling is next at 1%.
In Bendigo Surrounds - North, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bendigo Surrounds - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/202031032/bendigo-surrounds-north/topic/housing-dwellings