$310 ▲ +55.0%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $310
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Delacombe · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Delacombe
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Over 90% of the homes in Delacombe are separate houses, making it a suburb dominated by detached dwellings. Most families live in larger homes, with three or more bedrooms being far more common here than in the rest of the state. This creates a residential landscape where spacious housing is the norm.
$310
▲ +55.0%
- $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 Delacombe — higher than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,365, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Meanwhile, typical weekly rents are $310, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but still a little below the state and national averages.
$1,365 ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,408
- 2016: $1,473
- 2021: $1,365
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Delacombe, the largest group is $200–$349 at 47%, followed by $350–$549 (32%) and Under $200 (20%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Delacombe, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common, with 33.1% of homes owned outright and 35.5% held with a mortgage. The share of households renting is 26.4%, which is higher than in most similar areas but well below the Australian average of 30.6%.
26.4% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 24.2%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.1% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 28.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Delacombe splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Owned outright (33%), with Rented at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the standard here, as 88.3% have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average. Despite the size of these homes, there are typically 0.70 people per bedroom, which is a little below the Victorian and national figures.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.8%
- 2016: 89.0%
- 2021: 90.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.3% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.4%
- 2016: 89.1%
- 2021: 88.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Delacombe, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Delacombe, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 30%.
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 Delacombe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20730/delacombe/topic/housing-dwellings