$350 ▲ +29.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $309
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Deer Park · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Deer Park
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 87.1% of the housing stock in Deer Park. This preference for detached homes means the area has far more large houses than the state and national figures. Most homes here are spacious, though they often hold more people per bedroom than is typical for most other areas.
$350
▲ +29.6%
- $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 Deer Park — higher than 71% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $350, which is higher than most areas. Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,689, a little below the Victorian figure of $1,859.
$1,689 ▲ +1.1%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,670
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,689
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Deer Park, the largest group is $350–$549 at 49%, followed by $200–$349 (41%) and Under $200 (8%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Deer Park, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (36%) and Under $1,000 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 29.3% of households renting. Meanwhile, only 30.6% of homes are owned outright, which is much lower than in most other areas.
29.3% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 29.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.6% ▼ -1.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 29.8%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Deer Park, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 36%, followed by Owned outright (31%) and Rented (29%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 88.7% having three or more bedrooms—far above the national figure of 73.8%. This helps explain why there are 0.90 people per bedroom, which is much higher than most areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.1% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.4%
- 2016: 87.1%
- 2021: 87.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.7% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.5%
- 2016: 88.1%
- 2021: 88.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Deer Park, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Deer Park, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
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 Deer Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20729/deer-park/topic/housing-dwellings