$260 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $127
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cottles Bridge · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage of $2,524 shapes daily life in Cottles Bridge, which is well above the national figure. The area is defined by large, separate houses and a very high rate of home ownership. This makes it a place where most residents own their homes outright or are paying significant loans for larger properties.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cottles Bridge — lower than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are much higher than most areas, sitting $661 above the Australian average. In contrast, weekly rents are well below the national figure at $260, with about 30% of renters paying under $200 a week.
$260 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,524 ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Cottles Bridge, the largest group is $200–$349 at 44%, followed by Under $200 (39%) and $350–$549 (17%).
In Cottles Bridge, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 38%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (24%) and $1,000–$1,799 (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 48.4% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. Meanwhile, only 10.8% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
10.8% ▼ -29.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.4% ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Cottles Bridge, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (11%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Cottles Bridge is a separate house, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These are typically large homes, with 81.7% having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the Victorian average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.7% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Cottles Bridge, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Cottles Bridge, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 3 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cottles Bridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20654/cottles-bridge/topic/housing-dwellings