$220 ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Clunes · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents in Clunes are far below the national figure, sitting at just $220. This affordability is matched by a very high rate of home ownership, with nearly half of all residents owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clunes — lower than 69% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are far below the Victorian average, typically costing $1,127. Renting is also much cheaper than in most areas, with nearly 60% of renters paying between $200 and $349 per week.
$220 ▲ +46.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,127 ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Clunes, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; Under $200 is next at 28%.
Clunes splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (42%) and $1,000–$1,799 (40%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 14%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 47.6% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why the rental rate of 13.3% is far below the state and national averages.
13.3% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.6% ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Clunes, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.6% of all homes, which is far above the national figure. While 73.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom here than in the typical Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.6% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.2% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Clunes, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
In Clunes, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (20%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Clunes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20580/clunes/topic/housing-dwellings