$450 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $450
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Barwon Heads · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Barwon Heads
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly half of all homes in Barwon Heads are owned outright, which is far above the national figure. This makes the area much more affordable for those without mortgages, even though typical rent and loan repayments are much higher than in most other areas.
$450
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Barwon Heads — higher than 88% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $450, which is a little above the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with the usual amount being $2,184, a figure that is much higher than most areas.
$2,184 ▲ +26.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $2,184
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Barwon Heads, the largest group is $350–$549 at 47%, followed by $550–$749 (17%) and $200–$349 (14%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Barwon Heads splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (30%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A large 47.6% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the 31% seen across Australia. Conversely, only 15.5% of households rent, a rate that is far below the national level of 30.6%.
15.5% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.6% ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.2%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 47.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Barwon Heads, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.2% of the market, and 87.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms. This preference for larger homes is far above the national average, though there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.2% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.3%
- 2016: 89.4%
- 2021: 91.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.1% ▲ +5.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.6%
- 2016: 84.7%
- 2021: 87.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Barwon Heads, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Barwon Heads, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
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 Barwon Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20162/barwon-heads/topic/housing-dwellings