$180 ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $138
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Carngham · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs are much lower than most areas in Carngham, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $1,100. The area is dominated by homeowners and large, detached houses, with no renters recorded in the latest census.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Carngham — lower than 80% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure of $375, coming in at only $180. Mortgage payments are also far below the Victorian typical of $1,859, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $1,100.
$180 ▲ +30.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,100 → 0.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Carngham, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 60%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 25%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of the homes here are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This high rate of full ownership is consistent with the fact that no households in the area are renting.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.7% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Carngham, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 38%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Carngham is a separate house, a figure far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. These homes are often large, with 81.7% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.7% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Carngham, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Carngham splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (37%) and 3 bedrooms (35%), with 2 bedrooms at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Carngham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20499/carngham/topic/housing-dwellings