$155 ▲ +55.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $134
- 2021: $155
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Birchip · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Birchip
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than most similar areas make Birchip a very affordable place to live. Rent is just $155 a week and typical monthly mortgage payments are only $758, figures that are far below the national average.
$155
▲ +55.0%
- $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 Birchip — lower than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent of $155 is much lower than most areas and far below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also very low, with 68.8% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$758 ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $650
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $758
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Birchip, Under $200 is the majority at 78%; $200–$349 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Birchip, Under $1,000 is the majority at 82%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes in Birchip (49.3%) are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Only 19.4% of households rent, a rate well below the Victorian average.
19.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 19.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.3% ▼ -4.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.8%
- 2016: 47.3%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Birchip, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (26%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.1% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are often large, with 76.7% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
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.
94.1% ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.2%
- 2016: 91.0%
- 2021: 94.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.7% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.5%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Birchip, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Flat or apartment is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Birchip, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 50%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
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 Birchip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20244/birchip/topic/housing-dwellings