$370 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cowangie · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cowangie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of just $1,200 is well below the national figure for Cowangie. This makes home loans in the area much more affordable than in most other parts of the country, though rental prices remain more typical.
$370
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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 Cowangie — higher than 76% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
While home loans are very cheap, the typical weekly rent of $370 is much higher than in most similar areas. This rent is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
$1,200 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 70%, ahead of Rented (40%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cowangie, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Rented (27%) and Other tenure (27%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Cowangie tend to be less crowded than elsewhere, with 0.70 people per bedroom. This is a little below the average for both Victoria and Australia.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cowangie, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Cowangie splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (50%) and 4 bedrooms (50%).
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 Cowangie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20656/cowangie/topic/housing-dwellings