$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Armstrong · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Armstrong
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A massive 20 percentage point gap separates Armstrong from the Victorian average in the proportion of large homes. This is an area of detached housing where costs are remarkably low, with typical weekly rents sitting far below the national figure.
$175
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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 Armstrong — lower than 81% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here. The typical weekly rent of $175 is far below the national figure, and typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,172 are well below those in Victoria and across Australia.
$1,172 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $836
- 2021: $1,172
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Armstrong splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (43%) and $1,000–$1,799 (38%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is the only way people live here, as there are no renting households. About 57% of homes are owned with a mortgage, while 31.4% are owned outright, a figure about the same as the national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.4% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Armstrong, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 65%; Owned outright is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Armstrong is a separate detached house. This is far above the national figure, with 94.3% of homes having three or more bedrooms and a typical density of 0.7 people per bedroom.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.70
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.
94.3% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 90.9%
- 2021: 94.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Armstrong, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Armstrong, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
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 Armstrong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20067/armstrong/topic/housing-dwellings