$300 ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $245
- 2016: $243
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cape Paterson · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cape Paterson
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 96% of all dwellings in Cape Paterson, where the vast majority of residents own their homes. It is a place where more than half of the households are owned outright, creating a housing profile that is very different from the state and national norms.
$300
▲ +22.4%
- $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 Cape Paterson — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also a little below the state and national averages, usually sitting around $1,517.
$1,517 ▲ +27.8%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,187
- 2016: $1,278
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cape Paterson, $200–$349 is the majority at 70%; $350–$549 is next at 24%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cape Paterson, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 53.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why the share of households renting is far below the Victorian average.
16.3% ▼ -40.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 29.2%
- 2021: 16.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.9% ▲ +26.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 44.3%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cape Paterson, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, as 84.7% have three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. Because of these larger homes, there are typically fewer people per bedroom compared to most areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.0% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.1%
- 2016: 94.3%
- 2021: 96.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.7% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.8%
- 2016: 79.8%
- 2021: 84.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cape Paterson, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cape Paterson, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
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 Cape Paterson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20473/cape-paterson/topic/housing-dwellings