$504 —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Braeside · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of $504 make Braeside one of the most expensive places to rent among similar areas. High rental costs and crowded homes define the local housing market, which sees more people per bedroom than is typical across the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Braeside — higher than 92% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is well above the state and national figures, with a typical weekly cost of $504. Monthly home loan payments are about the same as the national average at $1,998, though this is higher than most similar areas.
$504 —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,998 —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Other tenure at 38%, ahead of Rented (31%).
In Braeside, the largest group is Other tenure at 35%, followed by Rented (29%) and Owned outright (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than in most of Australia, with 1.10 people per bedroom, a figure well above the Victorian average of 0.80.
1.10 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Braeside, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Braeside, 1 bedroom is the majority at 79%; 2 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Braeside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20320/braeside/topic/housing-dwellings