$260 ▲ +664.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $34
- 2016: $226
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Buffalo · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Buffalo
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical home in Buffalo is a large, detached house with very low running costs. This is a place where most people own their own home, with the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,150 sitting far below the national figure.
$260
▲ +664.7%
- $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 Buffalo — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well below the state and national figures, sitting at $260. Mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with 43.3% of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799 a month.
$1,150 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,509
- 2021: $1,150
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Buffalo, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; $750 or more is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Buffalo, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; Under $1,000 is next at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, with 42.7% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian average. This helps explain why the proportion of renters at 13.5% is far below the state and national figures.
13.5% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.7% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.5%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 42.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Buffalo, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Buffalo is a separate house, and 99% of them have three or more bedrooms. Because these homes are so large, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in the typical Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
99.0% ▲ +12.9%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.6%
- 2016: 83.2%
- 2021: 99.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Buffalo, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Buffalo, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 4 bedrooms is next at 26%.
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 Buffalo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20375/buffalo/topic/housing-dwellings