$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bambra · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Among the lowest home-loan costs for similar areas, Bambra is a place where most people own their homes outright. This stability is reflected in a very low rental rate of just 9.3%. The housing stock is dominated by large, separate houses, making it a distinct residential landscape compared to the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bambra — higher than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $759, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also lower than average, sitting at $300.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$759 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bambra, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Bambra, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 60.5% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the same figure for Victoria and Australia. This helps explain why the 9.3% rental rate is much lower than most other areas.
9.3% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
60.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bambra, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 95.3% of all homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These are typically large homes, with 81.4% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.4% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bambra, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 5 or more (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bambra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20127/bambra/topic/housing-dwellings