$240 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $249
- 2021: $240
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cobains · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cobains
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Cobains than in the rest of Victoria, with 54.2% of households owning their place fully. This makes it a very affordable area where housing costs are well below the state and national figures.
$240
▲ +20.0%
- $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 Cobains — lower than 63% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is well below the national figure at $240, and monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas at $1,350.
$1,350 ▼ -22.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,350
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cobains, Under $200 is the majority at 67%; $200–$349 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cobains, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 54.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Meanwhile, only 8.4% of households rent, a rate far below the state and national averages.
8.4% ▼ -48.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.5%
- 2016: 15.1%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% ▲ +31.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.2%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cobains, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 37%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Cobains is a separate house, and 95.2% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national figure of 73.8%.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.2% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.5%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 95.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cobains, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cobains, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (40%) and 5 or more (7%).
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 Cobains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20586/cobains/topic/housing-dwellings