$1,550 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $980
- 2021: $1,550
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Barkstead · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments in Barkstead sit around the middle for similar areas. The local housing market is modest, with typical monthly home loan costs a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Most people pay $1,550 a month on their home loan, which is $309 less than the Victorian figure and $313 below the national average.
$1,550 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Barkstead splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (38%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 50%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (44%).
In Barkstead, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 47%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom in Barkstead. This is higher than most areas, although it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Barkstead, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Barkstead, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 2 bedrooms is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Barkstead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20143/barkstead/topic/housing-dwellings