$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Byawatha · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Byawatha
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more homes are owned outright in Byawatha than in the rest of the state. This residential area is dominated by large, detached houses, with 55.7% of residents owning their home free of a mortgage. The housing landscape here is very different from the Victorian and national norms.
$300
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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 Byawatha — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are about the same as those in Victoria and Australia, sitting around $1,717.
$1,717 ▲ +98.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,289
- 2021: $1,717
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Byawatha, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 77%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much less common here than in most areas, with only 6.6% of households renting. This is far below the Victorian rate of 28.5%, while a far above average 55.7% of homes are owned outright.
6.6% ▼ -48.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 5.0%
- 2021: 6.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.7% ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.0%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 55.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Byawatha, Owned outright is the majority at 60%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Byawatha is a separate house, and 93.4% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, which helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 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: 91.7%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.4% ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.9%
- 2016: 91.7%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Byawatha, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Byawatha, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (17%).
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 Byawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20434/byawatha/topic/housing-dwellings