$158 ▲ +315.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $38
- 2016: $46
- 2021: $158
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Buchan · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Buchan
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Daily life in Buchan is marked by very affordable housing, with the typical weekly rent sitting at just $158. This is a place where home ownership is common and costs are far below the state and national figures.
$158
▲ +315.8%
- $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 Buchan — lower than 85% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is much cheaper than in most areas. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,000, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859, and weekly rents are far below the national average.
$1,000 ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Buchan, Under $200 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 42%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Buchan, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 73%; Under $1,000 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of the homes in Buchan are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why only 12.7% of households rent, which is far below the Victorian rate of 28.5%.
12.7% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.2% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.2%
- 2016: 53.7%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Buchan, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home here is a separate house, putting Buchan far above the state and national figures for detached dwellings. While these are all houses, those with three or more bedrooms are well below the national average at 67.1%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.1%
- 2016: 97.9%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.1% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.1%
- 2016: 56.8%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Buchan, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (15%).
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 Buchan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20366/buchan/topic/housing-dwellings