$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Colbrook · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
$2,680 is the typical monthly mortgage payment in Colbrook, a figure well above the national average. This high cost of home ownership sits alongside very low rental prices for the area. Most homes here are used quite efficiently, with nearly one person per bedroom.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Colbrook — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are among the highest for similar areas, sitting $817 above the Australian figure. In contrast, weekly rent is just $200, which is far below both the state and national averages.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,680 —
Higher than 89% 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 with a mortgage at 63%, ahead of Owned outright (19%).
In Colbrook, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 77%; Owned outright is next at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom in Colbrook. This is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Colbrook, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Colbrook, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 4 bedrooms is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Colbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20612/colbrook/topic/housing-dwellings