$400 ▲ +260.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $111
- 2016: $216
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boneo · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher home ownership rates than most similar areas define Boneo, where over half of all homes are owned outright. This is a place of large, detached houses and significant mortgage commitments, with typical monthly loan payments far exceeding the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boneo — higher than 82% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are among the highest at this level at $3,033, which is far above the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much higher than most areas, sitting at $400.
$400 ▲ +260.4%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,033 ▲ +64.7%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Boneo, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
In Boneo, $3,000 or more is the majority at 64%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 52.3% of homes owned outright, far above the Australian figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 10.8% of households renting is far below the national rate of 30.6%.
10.8% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.3% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Boneo, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 27%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 92.8% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, with 84.7% having three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.8% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.7% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Boneo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Boneo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20280/boneo/topic/housing-dwellings