$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Brewster · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Brewster have remained remarkably affordable compared to the rest of the state. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $990, which is far below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Brewster — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
A typical monthly home loan payment of $990 is much lower than most areas. Weekly rents are also well below the Victorian average, sitting at $250.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$990 —
Lower than 86% 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 Owned outright at 50%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (31%).
In Brewster, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Other tenure (24%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most other areas, with only 0.7 people per bedroom, which is a little below the Australian average of 0.8.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Brewster, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Brewster, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 3 bedrooms (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Brewster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20329/brewster/topic/housing-dwellings