$380 ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: $260
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $380
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Clifton Springs · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far higher proportion of people live in separate houses in Clifton Springs than in the rest of Victoria. Most residents own their homes, and the area is dominated by large family-sized dwellings. The typical home has three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national figure.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Clifton Springs — higher than 54% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,650, which is a little below the state and national figures. Weekly rents are about the same as the national average at $380, though they have risen $120 since 2011.
$380 ▲ +46.2%
Higher than 54% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,650 ▲ +10.0%
Lower than 63% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Clifton Springs, $350–$549 is the majority at 63%; $200–$349 is next at 31%.
In Clifton Springs, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and Under $1,000 (19%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 40.3% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average. Conversely, the share of households renting is 20.1%, which is far below the Australian figure of 30.6%.
20.1% ▲ +23.0%
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.3% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 75% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Clifton Springs splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (36%), with Rented at 20%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.5% of all homes, far above the state average. This high number of detached homes explains why 88.8% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.70 since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.5% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 85% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.8% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 78% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Clifton Springs, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
In Clifton Springs, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (36%) and 2 bedrooms (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Clifton Springs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/203031048/clifton-springs/topic/housing-dwellings