$120 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ballendella · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Ballendella than in most similar areas, with over half of all homes owned outright. This is a place of large, detached houses and very low housing costs compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ballendella — lower than 91% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the lowest at this level at just $120, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Home loan payments are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly cost sitting at $1,242.
$120 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,242 ▲ +63.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Ballendella splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $1,000–$1,799 (50%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very common here, with 51.2% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 7.0% of households rent, which is much lower than most areas.
7.0% ▼ -52.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.2% ▲ +16.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Ballendella, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (7%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 93.0% of dwellings are separate houses and 88.4% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Victorian average of 74.1% for homes of that size.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.0% ▼ -7.0%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.4% ▼ -3.9%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ballendella, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Ballendella, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 4 bedrooms is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ballendella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20114/ballendella/topic/housing-dwellings