$425 ▲ +123.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $190
- 2016: $220
- 2021: $425
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bayles · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bayles
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly all of the 97.3% of homes in Bayles are separate houses. This creates a landscape dominated by large family dwellings, where the typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,167 is much higher than in most other areas.
$425
▲ +123.7%
- $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 Bayles — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is expensive here, with typical weekly rents of $425 and monthly mortgage payments of $2,167. Both figures are a little above the state and national averages, and much higher than most similar areas.
$2,167 ▲ +44.5%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $1,667
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bayles, $350–$549 is the majority at 67%; $200–$349 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Bayles splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (33%), with $3,000 or more at 28%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent in Bayles at 10.1%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. Instead, many residents own their homes, with 37.8% owning theirs outright—well above the Victorian average.
10.1% ▼ -20.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.7%
- 2016: 13.1%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.8% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 37.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bayles, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 46%, followed by Owned outright (39%) and Rented (10%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 87.2% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. This is consistent with the fact that separate houses make up almost every home in the area.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.3% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 97.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.2% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.3%
- 2016: 89.7%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bayles, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Bayles splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 4 bedrooms (40%), with 2 bedrooms at 10%.
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 Bayles [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20171/bayles/topic/housing-dwellings