$335 ▲ +34.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $335
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bunkers Hill · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bunkers Hill
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Bunkers Hill is a separate house, making it an area dominated by detached dwellings. The neighbourhood is characterised by large family homes and a very high rate of outright ownership. This creates a stable housing landscape where very few people rent compared to the rest of the state.
$335
▲ +34.0%
- $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 Bunkers Hill — higher than 67% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,474, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Meanwhile, weekly rents are $335, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the national average.
$1,474 ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,413
- 2016: $1,350
- 2021: $1,474
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bunkers Hill, $200–$349 is the majority at 63%; $350–$549 is next at 38%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bunkers Hill, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and Under $1,000 (12%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 42.4% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% seen across Australia. Only 10.9% of households rent, which is far below the Victorian rate of 28.5%.
10.9% ▲ +41.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.7%
- 2016: 3.4%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.4% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Bunkers Hill splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (44%), with Rented at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Bunkers Hill are significantly larger than average, with 98.9% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, and the typical home is a separate house.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
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.
98.9% ▲ +7.2%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.3%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 98.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bunkers Hill, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bunkers Hill, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (13%).
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 Bunkers Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20410/bunkers-hill/topic/housing-dwellings