$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Carag Carag · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define daily life in Carag Carag, where the typical weekly rent is only $175. This is a place of affordable, detached housing where nearly 40% of homes are owned outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carag Carag — lower than 81% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly home-loan payments are far below the state and national figures, with the typical payment being $867. Weekly rents are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $175.
$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$867 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Carag Carag, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning and renting is split evenly between those with a mortgage and those who own their home outright, both at 39.3%. Very few households rent here, at just 10.7%, which is far below the national figure.
10.7% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.3% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Carag Carag splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (44%), with Rented at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, with 78.6% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Victorian average for detached housing.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Carag Carag, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Carag Carag, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 1 bedroom (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Carag Carag [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20478/carag-carag/topic/housing-dwellings