$92 —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boorool · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Boorool
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A steady housing landscape defines Boorool, where 100% of the dwellings are separate houses. This is a place of extremes, with very high mortgage payments for some, while others pay some of the lowest rents in the country.
$92
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- $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 Boorool — lower than 95% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $2,361, which is well above the Victorian figure of $1,859. In contrast, weekly rent is far below the national figure, sitting at just $92.
$2,361 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,382
- 2021: $2,361
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Boorool, $3,000 or more is the majority at 57%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 43%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of the homes (55%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Only 20% of households rent, which is well below the Victorian rate of 28.5%.
20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Boorool splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 16%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists entirely of separate houses, with 85% having three or more bedrooms. This explains why the number of people per bedroom is well below the national figure at 0.60.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.60
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.
85.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Boorool, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Boorool, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 76%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Boorool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20299/boorool/topic/housing-dwellings