$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Claretown · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than most similar areas define Claretown. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $483, which is significantly lower than the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Claretown — higher than 50% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are far below the Victorian average of $1,859. Weekly rents are also well below the national figure, sitting at $280.
$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$483 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 63%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (19%).
In Claretown, Owned outright is the majority at 77%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the area have fewer people per bedroom than most other places, at 0.70 compared to the national figure of 0.80.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Claretown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Claretown, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 67%; 4 bedrooms is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Claretown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20565/claretown/topic/housing-dwellings