$345 ▲ +53.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $225
- 2016: $269
- 2021: $345
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Clarkefield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Clarkefield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher mortgage costs than most similar areas define the housing landscape in Clarkefield. The area is dominated by large family homes, with 89.6% of dwellings featuring three or more bedrooms.
$345
▲ +53.3%
- $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 Clarkefield — higher than 70% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $2,334, which is well above the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are higher than most areas at $345, though this is about the same as the state and national figures.
$2,334 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,400
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,334
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Clarkefield, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; $350–$549 is next at 39%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Clarkefield splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (45%) and $1,000–$1,799 (40%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 15%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.5% of homes owned outright, well above the Australian average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 14.6%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
14.6% ▼ -25.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.5% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.6%
- 2016: 36.4%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Clarkefield, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Clarkefield is a separate detached house, a result far above the Victorian average. These homes are typically large, which helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is lower than most areas at 0.70.
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.
100.0% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.6% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.7%
- 2016: 84.8%
- 2021: 89.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Clarkefield, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Clarkefield, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (13%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Clarkefield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20567/clarkefield/topic/housing-dwellings