$2,077 ▲ +592.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2021: $2,077
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boolarra South · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Boolarra South
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost everyone in Boolarra South lives in a detached house, with a high number of residents owning their homes outright. This sparsely populated area has a very distinct housing market where renting is virtually non-existent and most people avoid high mortgage payments.
$2,077
▲ +592.3%
- $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 Boolarra South — higher than 99% 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. In contrast, the typical weekly rent is $2,077, which is far above the national average.
$1,300 ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,668
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Boolarra South, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 64%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 36%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 52.7% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is 0.0%, which is far below the Victorian average.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.0%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.7% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.3%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Boolarra South, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 41%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.5% of all homes, far above the Australian average of 72.3%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are much lower than most areas at 67.3%, though there are typically 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.5% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 94.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.3% ▼ -8.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.2%
- 2016: 76.8%
- 2021: 67.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Boolarra South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Boolarra South, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (22%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Boolarra South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20289/boolarra-south/topic/housing-dwellings