$200 —
Lower than 93% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moyne - East · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs define daily life in Moyne - East, where the typical weekly rent is just $200. This is a place of stability and space, with a very high number of people owning their homes outright and nearly every resident living in a detached house.
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Moyne - East — lower than 93% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting far below the Victorian figure of $370. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also well below the national figure, though they have risen by $100 since 2016.
$200 —
Lower than 93% 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 Moyne - East, the largest group is $200–$349 at 49%, followed by Under $200 (39%) and $350–$549 (10%).
Moyne - East splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and Under $1,000 (35%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 18%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 43.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas and has fallen by 5.2 points since 2016.
15.8% —
Lower than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.2% —
Higher than 84% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Moyne - East, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.9% of all homes, a figure far above the state and national averages. Most of these are large, with 84.6% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Victorian figure of 74.1%.
0.80 —
Lower than 71% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.9% —
Higher than 99% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.6% —
Higher than 67% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Moyne - East, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
In Moyne - East, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Moyne - East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/217041477/moyne-east/topic/housing-dwellings