$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $175
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Black Range · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower costs for both rent and mortgages define daily life in Black Range. It is an affordable area where many residents have completely paid off their homes, with 44.4% owning their place outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Range — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the $375 national figure. Mortgage payments are also low, with the typical monthly payment of $1,467 sitting well below the Victorian average.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,467 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Black Range, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 60%; Under $1,000 is next at 25%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, and the 44.4% of homes owned outright is far above the national rate of 31%. Conversely, the 13.9% of households renting is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
13.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.4% —
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Black Range, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (15%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 84.7% of the market, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. These tend to be larger homes, with 76.4% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.7% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.4% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Black Range, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Other dwelling is next at 12%.
In Black Range, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Black Range [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20250/black-range/topic/housing-dwellings