$123 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Chetwynd · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of just $354 makes Chetwynd one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This small area is almost entirely made up of standalone houses, though a high number of residents rent their homes compared to the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Chetwynd — lower than 91% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are far below those in Victoria and Australia, with typical weekly rents at $123 and monthly mortgage payments at $354. These figures are among the lowest for similar areas.
$123 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$354 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Chetwynd, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A high 33.3% of households rent their homes, which is well above the Victorian average of 28.5%. However, 40.0% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average of 31.0%.
33.3% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.0% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Chetwynd, the largest group is Owned outright at 40%, followed by Rented (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Chetwynd is a separate house, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. Despite this, the area has far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms than most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% 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.
56.7% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Chetwynd, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Chetwynd, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 2 bedrooms is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Chetwynd [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20546/chetwynd/topic/housing-dwellings