$525 —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bells Beach · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bells Beach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Some of the highest housing costs in its class define Bells Beach, where separate houses make up every single home in the area. This is a high-value market where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,600, far exceeding the national figure.
$525
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- $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 Bells Beach — higher than 94% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well above the national figure at $525. This high cost extends to mortgages, with typical monthly payments of $2,600, which is well above the Victorian average.
$2,600 ▲ +199.9%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,600
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Bells Beach splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $3,000 or more (50%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 56.8% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. Only 9.1% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
9.1% ▲ —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.8% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 67.4%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bells Beach, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. These tend to be large, with 79.5% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
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.
100.0% ▲ +12.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.7%
- 2016: 95.3%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.5% ▼ -10.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.7%
- 2016: 76.7%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bells Beach, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Bells Beach splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (36%) and 3 bedrooms (31%), with 2 bedrooms at 17%.
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 Bells Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20200/bells-beach/topic/housing-dwellings