$185 ▲ +32.1%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $170
- 2021: $185
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Beech Forest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Beech Forest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most areas define Beech Forest, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $947. This affordable landscape is dominated entirely by separate houses, making it a distinct outlier compared to state and national trends.
$185
▲ +32.1%
- $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 Beech Forest — lower than 78% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure at just $185. Similarly, typical monthly mortgage payments of $947 are much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian average.
$947 ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $867
- 2021: $947
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Beech Forest, Under $1,000 is the majority at 75%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A high proportion of residents own their homes outright at 39.1%, which is well above the Australian figure. This is reflected in the rental rate, which at 15.2% is far below both the state and national averages.
15.2% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.5%
- 2016: 15.4%
- 2021: 15.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.1% ▼ -11.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Beech Forest splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 15%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, a figure far above the state and national levels. However, homes here are generally smaller, with those having three or more bedrooms being far below the national average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
54.3% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 71.8%
- 2021: 54.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Beech Forest, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Beech Forest, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (22%).
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 Beech Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20185/beech-forest/topic/housing-dwellings