$125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Buchan South · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Buchan South
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A stark lack of renters defines the housing market in Buchan South, where no households currently rent. This is a place of stable ownership, with more than half the residents owning their homes outright. Most people live in detached houses, contributing to a very low typical weekly rent of just $125.
$125
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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 Buchan South — lower than 90% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $125, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly home-loan payments are $1,677, a little below the national figure.
$1,677 —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,677
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Buchan South, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national figure at 57.4%. This helps explain why 0.0% of households in the area are renting, which is far below the Victorian average of 28.5%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
57.4% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 63.4%
- 2021: 57.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Buchan South, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most homes are large, with 74.5% having three or more bedrooms, though there are typically fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.50
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.5% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.0%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Buchan South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Buchan South, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Buchan South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20367/buchan-south/topic/housing-dwellings