$150 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Benambra · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Benambra
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define daily life in Benambra, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $1,142. This affordability is linked to a high number of residents who own their homes outright, making the area far more stable than state and national trends.
$150
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Benambra — lower than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure, sitting at just $150. Mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with the usual monthly cost falling $721 below the Australian average.
$1,142 ▲ +42.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $802
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $1,142
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Benambra, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Benambra, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; Under $1,000 is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 59% of homes owned outright, which is far above the 31% national figure. Meanwhile, only 10.3% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
10.3% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
59.0% ▲ +9.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 59.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Benambra, Owned outright is the majority at 64%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 18%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.2% of the homes here, far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes are smaller than in most areas, with those having three or more bedrooms being far below the Victorian average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 96.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.4% ▼ -24.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 56.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Benambra, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Benambra, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
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 Benambra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20205/benambra/topic/housing-dwellings