$270 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bairnsdale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bairnsdale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,192 is well below the national figure, marking Bairnsdale as a more affordable place to live than most of the country. While the area has a high number of renters, it also sees more people owning their homes outright compared to the state and national averages.
$270
▲ +35.0%
- $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 Bairnsdale — lower than 53% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $270. Similarly, the typical monthly home loan payment is $1,192, which is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$1,192 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,205
- 2021: $1,192
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bairnsdale, $200–$349 is the majority at 67%; Under $200 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bairnsdale, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; Under $1,000 is next at 34%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 33.4% of households renting. This sits alongside a high rate of outright home ownership at 36.8%, which is well above the Australian average.
33.4% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 35.3%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Bairnsdale splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (37%) and Rented (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 84.3% of the market, a figure far above the state and national averages. However, homes here are slightly smaller than usual, with 0.70 people per bedroom, which is a little below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.3% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.9%
- 2016: 87.7%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.8% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 69.6%
- 2016: 70.0%
- 2021: 71.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bairnsdale, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bairnsdale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 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 Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20103/bairnsdale/topic/housing-dwellings