$1,517 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Basalt · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Basalt
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing patterns in Basalt have remained steady over the last decade. The area is mostly residential, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,517, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,517, a figure that sits around the middle for similar areas and is a little below the national average of $1,863.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 33%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (33%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Basalt splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Owned with a mortgage (50%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
People per bedroom in Basalt is 0.80. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.30
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Basalt, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 4 bedrooms (30%).
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 Basalt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20163/basalt/topic/housing-dwellings