$245 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $245
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dixie · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Dixie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs define Dixie, where the typical weekly rent is well below the national figure. This is a largely residential area where the vast majority of homes are detached houses, and owning a home is far more common than renting.
$245
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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 Dixie — lower than 61% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $245, which is well below the national figure of $375. Home loan payments are also much lower than in other areas, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $1,257.
$1,257 —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,757
- 2021: $1,257
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dixie, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Dixie, Under $1,000 is the majority at 55%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 45%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than across Victoria, with only 10.2% of households renting. Meanwhile, 36.7% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average.
10.2% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 10.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.7% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 36.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Dixie, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 42%, followed by Owned outright (34%) and Rented (9%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98% of all homes, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 79.6% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.0% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 98.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.6% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87.2%
- 2021: 79.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dixie, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 3 bedrooms (36%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
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 Dixie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20761/dixie/topic/housing-dwellings