$568 —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cobaw · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cobaw
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Cobaw, where almost every home is a separate house. The area is dominated by homeowners and lacks any rental properties, with the typical monthly mortgage payment reaching $2,300.
$568
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- $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 Cobaw — higher than 97% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the highest for this kind of area at $568, which is well above the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little above the Victorian and Australian averages.
$2,300 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $2,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cobaw, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No one in Cobaw rents their home, which is far below the state and national figures. Over 45% of homes are owned outright, a rate far above the 31% seen across Australia.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cobaw, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 55%; Owned outright is next at 45%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97% of all homes here, a figure far above the national average of 72%. These homes tend to be large, with 81.8% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 97.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.8% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cobaw, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 3 bedrooms is next at 31%.
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 Cobaw [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20587/cobaw/topic/housing-dwellings