$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $60
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bengworden · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Bengworden is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. The local housing market is notably more affordable than state and national levels, with typical mortgage and rent payments sitting well below the average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bengworden — higher than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,192, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also lower than average, sitting at $300 compared to the national figure of $375.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,192 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bengworden, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Far fewer households rent here at 13.3% compared to 30.6% across Australia. While 36.7% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the state and national figures, another 36.7% are owned with a mortgage.
13.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Bengworden splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (37%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 13%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are generally larger, with 76.7% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure of 0.80.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bengworden, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Bengworden, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 4 bedrooms is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bengworden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20210/bengworden/topic/housing-dwellings