$260 ▲ +40.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Chiltern · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Chiltern
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make Chiltern an affordable place to live compared to the rest of the state. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859.
$260
▲ +40.5%
- $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 Chiltern — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the national figure, sitting at $260. Mortgage payments are also low, with 43% of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$1,300 ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,285
- 2016: $1,259
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Chiltern, $200–$349 is the majority at 70%; Under $200 is next at 24%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Chiltern, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in Victoria, accounting for 43.9% of households. Conversely, the proportion of people renting is far below the national average at only 11.4%.
11.4% ▼ -29.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 11.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.9% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 43.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Chiltern splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 92.9% of the local market, a figure far above the Australian average. Most of these are large, with 79.4% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.7%
- 2016: 90.3%
- 2021: 92.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.4% ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.5%
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 79.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Chiltern, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Chiltern, 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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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Chiltern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20551/chiltern/topic/housing-dwellings