$263 ▲ +119.2%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $263
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Calulu · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Calulu
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Calulu is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This housing profile is defined by a high rate of outright ownership and much lower renting levels than across the rest of the country.
$263
▲ +119.2%
- $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 Calulu — lower than 56% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $263 are well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the Victorian average, with the typical payment sitting at $1,613.
$1,613 ▲ +72.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $937
- 2016: $1,441
- 2021: $1,613
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Calulu, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Calulu, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by Under $1,000 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 42.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Conversely, only 5.1% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and Australia.
5.1% ▼ -62.8%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.7%
- 2016: 5.4%
- 2021: 5.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.4% ▼ -9.9%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 46.4%
- 2021: 42.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Calulu splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (48%) and Owned with a mortgage (46%), with Rented at 6%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Calulu tend to be large, as 83.1% have three or more bedrooms, well above the national figure of 73.8%. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national average.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.4%
- 2016: 98.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.1% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 83.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Calulu, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 Calulu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20451/calulu/topic/housing-dwellings