$400 ▲ +40.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $285
- 2016: $333
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eltham · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Eltham
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost 98% of the homes in Eltham are separate houses, making it a place dominated by detached living. This creates a landscape of mostly large family homes, with nearly half of all residents owning their property outright.
$400
▲ +40.4%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eltham — higher than 82% of areas.
| Eltham | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2480, NSW | $310 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $400, which is much higher than most similar areas. Monthly mortgage payments for those with loans are also high, with the typical payment sitting at $2,058.
$2,058 ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,100
- 2016: $1,850
- 2021: $2,058
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Eltham, the largest group is $350–$549 at 43%, followed by $550–$749 (26%) and $200–$349 (17%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Eltham, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $3,000 or more (31%) and $1,000–$1,799 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 49.1% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Consequently, only 14.5% of households are renting, a rate far below the New South Wales average.
14.5% ▲ +73.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 9.3%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.1% ▲ +12.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.7%
- 2016: 44.1%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Eltham, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 93.6% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, far above the state average of 68.6%. These spacious houses result in 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most similar areas.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.5%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 98.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.6% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.0%
- 2016: 92.4%
- 2021: 93.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Eltham splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (36%), with 5 or more at 20%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Eltham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11412/eltham/topic/housing-dwellings