$250 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boorcan · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Boorcan
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Boorcan is a separate house, creating a landscape of detached living. This is a place where home ownership is strong, with 45.5% of residents owning their homes outright, far above the national figure.
$250
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Boorcan — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $250 are well below both the Victorian and national figures. However, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,941, which is higher than most similar areas.
$1,941 ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,941
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Boorcan, Under $200 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Boorcan, $3,000 or more is the majority at 64%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 36%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the state and national rates. Renting is less common here, with 23.6% of households renting, a figure well below the Australian average of 30.6%.
23.6% ▲ +57.6%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.0%
- 2016: 16.7%
- 2021: 23.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.5% ▲ +24.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.7%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Boorcan, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Rented (25%) and Owned with a mortgage (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, as 80% have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, and with only 0.70 people per bedroom, homes here are less crowded than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.0% ▼ -12.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.0%
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 80.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Boorcan, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Boorcan, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 3 bedrooms (36%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
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 Boorcan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20294/boorcan/topic/housing-dwellings