$275 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $231
- 2021: $275
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Buckland · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 95% of homes in Buckland are separate houses, making it a place where detached living is the norm. Housing costs are notably low, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents sitting well below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buckland — lower than 52% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rent is also much lower than average, sitting at $275 compared to $375 nationally.
$275 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Buckland, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 48%, followed by Under $1,000 (26%) and $1,800–$2,999 (13%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 40.4% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the 31% national average. Conversely, only 10.5% of households rent, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.4% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Buckland splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 11%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.7% of all dwellings, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 42.1% having four bedrooms and 71.9% having three or more.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.7% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.9% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Buckland, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Buckland, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Buckland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20368/buckland/topic/housing-dwellings