$774 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $774
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Chapple Vale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Monthly mortgage payments of just $774 make Chapple Vale a remarkably affordable place to live. The cost of housing here is far below both the state and national figures, creating a very different financial landscape than in most Victorian towns.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $774, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the $1,863 national figure.
$774 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Chapple Vale, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned with a mortgage at 73%, ahead of Owned outright (36%).
In Chapple Vale, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 67%; Owned outright is next at 33%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most areas, with the number of people per bedroom sitting at 0.70, slightly below the Victorian and Australian figures of 0.80.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Chapple Vale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Chapple Vale splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (50%) and 4 bedrooms (50%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Chapple Vale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20531/chapple-vale/topic/housing-dwellings