$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Amherst · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Amherst
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Amherst have remained very low compared to the rest of the country. The area is dominated by detached houses and a high number of residents who own their homes outright. This creates a local property market that is far more affordable than the Victorian state average.
$200
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- $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 Amherst — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $732, which is far below the national figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $200 compared to the $375 Australian average.
$732 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $720
- 2021: $732
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Amherst, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 54.2% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the 31.0% national average. Consequently, the 16.7% of households that rent is far below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
16.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Amherst, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Amherst is a separate house, a result far above the 72.3% national figure. While 70.8% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, this is a little below the Australian average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.8% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Amherst, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Amherst splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 2 bedrooms (37%), with 4 bedrooms at 22%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Amherst [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20039/amherst/topic/housing-dwellings