$250 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $175
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Benalla · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower costs and a high rate of home ownership set Benalla apart from similar areas. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,253, which is well below the national figure. This makes the area more affordable than most of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Benalla — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is $250, which is well below the Victoria and Australia figures. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than the state average, with 43.1% of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799.
$250 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,253 ▲ +4.4%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Benalla, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; Under $200 is next at 26%.
In Benalla, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by Under $1,000 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (15%).
How homes are owned or rented.
A high 42.4% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, 25.9% of households rent, a figure that is well below the Australian average.
25.9% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.4% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Benalla, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Rented (26%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.3% of the area, which is far above the state and national figures. Most homes are larger, with 74.5% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom is a little below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.3% ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.5% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Benalla, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
In Benalla, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 50%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Benalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20204/benalla/topic/housing-dwellings