$270 ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $233
- 2016: $208
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Axe Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Axe Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 98% of homes in Axe Creek are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached living. While the typical mortgage payment is around $1,809, the community has a very low rental rate compared to the rest of the country.
$270
▲ +15.9%
- $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 Axe Creek — lower than 53% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $270, which is well below the Victorian and national figures. However, monthly home-loan payments are higher than in most areas, with 24.3% of households paying $3,000 or more per month.
$1,809 ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,387
- 2016: $1,802
- 2021: $1,809
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Axe Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Axe Creek, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $3,000 or more (25%) and $1,000–$1,799 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental households make up only 4.1% of the area, a figure far below the national average. This is reflected in the high rate of home ownership, with 40.0% of homes owned outright, which is well above the Victorian average.
4.1% ▼ -55.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 7.6%
- 2021: 4.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.0% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Axe Creek, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 42%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 92.4% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. This helps explain why separate houses are so common, as 97.9% of all dwellings are detached.
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.
97.9% ▼ -2.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 97.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.4% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.5%
- 2016: 92.4%
- 2021: 92.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Axe Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Axe Creek, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (13%).
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 Axe Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20092/axe-creek/topic/housing-dwellings