$400 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $346
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Avondale Heights · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Avondale Heights
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly home loan payment of $2,167 makes Avondale Heights much more expensive than most similar areas. Residents here are more likely to own their homes outright than in other parts of the state, while the area is dominated by large, detached houses.
$400
▲ +33.3%
- $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 Avondale Heights — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $400 and mortgage payments of $2,167 are both much higher than in most similar areas. These figures are a little above the state and national averages.
$2,167 ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,800
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Avondale Heights, $350–$549 is the majority at 65%; $200–$349 is next at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Avondale Heights, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $3,000 or more (25%) and $1,000–$1,799 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 47.1% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Meanwhile, the 19.8% of households renting is well below the state average.
19.8% ▲ +14.4%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.3%
- 2016: 18.3%
- 2021: 19.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.1% ▼ -13.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.4%
- 2016: 51.9%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Avondale Heights, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in detached houses, which make up 76.8% of dwellings. This helps explain why homes with three or more bedrooms are far more common here than across Australia, at 87.2%.
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.
76.8% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.5%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.2% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.4%
- 2016: 86.6%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Avondale Heights, Separate house is the majority at 77%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 22%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Avondale Heights, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 28%.
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 Avondale Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20089/avondale-heights/topic/housing-dwellings