$305 ▲ +103.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $305
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Blackwood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Blackwood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly every home in Blackwood is a separate house, creating a landscape of detached dwellings. Most residents enjoy lower living costs than the state average, with a very low percentage of people renting compared to the rest of the country.
$305
▲ +103.3%
- $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 Blackwood — higher than 59% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also a little below the national figure, sitting at $305.
$1,300 ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,387
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Blackwood, $200–$349 is the majority at 73%; $350–$549 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Blackwood splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (39%) and $1,800–$2,999 (35%), with Under $1,000 at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high here, with 37.9% of homes owned outright, which is well above the Australian average of 31%. Only 9.9% of households rent, a figure far below the national level of 30.6%.
9.9% ▼ -49.9%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.8%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 9.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.9% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.2%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 37.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Blackwood, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 39%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.4% of all homes, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are far below the national figure, with 58.4% of dwellings fitting this description.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.4% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 97.4%
- 2021: 99.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.4% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.6%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Blackwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Blackwood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (8%).
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 Blackwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20256/blackwood/topic/housing-dwellings