$220 ▲ +175.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $80
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bemm River · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bemm River
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most areas define Bemm River, where more than half of all homes are owned outright. This creates a unique housing landscape where very few people rent and typical monthly mortgage payments are well below the national figure.
$220
▲ +175.0%
- $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 Bemm River — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,190, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also far below the national average at $220.
$1,190 ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,481
- 2021: $1,190
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bemm River, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 51.4% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. In contrast, no households in the area are renting.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.4%
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.4% ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 48.0%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bemm River, Owned outright is the majority at 76%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 64.9% of homes, which is well below the Victorian average of 73.4%. Homes with three or more bedrooms are also far less common here than across Australia, at only 43.2%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
64.9% ▼ -30.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.1%
- 2016: 68.0%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
43.2% ▼ -30.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.6%
- 2016: 36.0%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bemm River, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Other dwelling is next at 17%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bemm River, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 1 bedroom (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 Bemm River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20202/bemm-river/topic/housing-dwellings