$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bobinawarrah · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Bobinawarrah is a separate house, making it one of the few areas with 100% detached dwellings. This creates a landscape of large residences, where more than half of all homes are owned outright without a mortgage.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bobinawarrah — higher than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,950, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure. Weekly rent is $300, which is well below the Australian typical of $375.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,950 —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bobinawarrah, $200–$349 is the majority at 77%; $350–$549 is next at 23%.
Bobinawarrah splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (50%) and $1,800–$2,999 (50%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 53.7% of homes owned outright, far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Only 14.6% of households rent, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%.
14.6% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bobinawarrah, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Rented is next at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by large homes, with 87.8% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. Despite the house sizes, there are typically only 0.70 people per bedroom, which is lower than most areas.
0.70 —
Lower 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.
87.8% —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bobinawarrah, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bobinawarrah splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (44%) and 4 bedrooms (41%), with 2 bedrooms at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bobinawarrah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20263/bobinawarrah/topic/housing-dwellings