$360 —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $295
- 2021: $360
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Buckley · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 93.4% of all homes in Buckley. This is a high-cost area where the typical monthly mortgage is $2,167, which is much higher than most similar places. Most residents own their homes, with a very low number of renters compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Buckley — higher than 73% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are a little above the Victorian and national figures. Weekly rents are higher than most areas, though they sit at $360, which is about the same as the state and national rates.
$360 —
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Buckley, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Buckley, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 58%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 21%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in Victoria or Australia, accounting for 43.4% of households. Conversely, the share of households renting is far below both state and national levels at just 14.5%.
14.5% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Buckley splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (38%), with Rented at 14%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Buckley are much larger than in most areas, with 89.5% having three or more bedrooms. Detached houses are the only home type present, making up 93.4% of the total dwellings.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.4% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.5% —
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Buckley, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Buckley, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 5 or more (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Buckley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20369/buckley/topic/housing-dwellings