$401 ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $308
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $401
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Airport West · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Airport West
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 62.5% of the dwellings in Airport West. While many residents own their homes, the area faces costs that are much higher than most similar places. The typical monthly mortgage payment here is $2,085.
$401
▲ +30.2%
- $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 Airport West — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are high in Airport West, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents—currently $401—both sitting much higher than most similar areas.
$2,085 ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,863
- 2016: $1,900
- 2021: $2,085
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Airport West, $350–$549 is the majority at 71%; $200–$349 is next at 16%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Airport West, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (24%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A strong 38% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, 28% of households rent, a proportion that is much higher than most similar areas.
28.0% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.3%
- 2016: 25.6%
- 2021: 28.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.0% ▼ -15.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 40.4%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Airport West, the largest group is Owned outright at 38%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (28%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far less common here than in the rest of Victoria, though 76.6% of homes still have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is higher than most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
62.5% ▼ -19.3%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 67.3%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.6% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Airport West, Separate house is the majority at 63%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 35%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Airport West, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 2 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 Airport West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20015/airport-west/topic/housing-dwellings