$401 —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $401
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Donnybrook · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,100 make Donnybrook a place where housing costs are much higher than most similar areas. Most people here live in large, detached family homes, though very few own their houses outright. This creates a landscape dominated by mortgages and rental agreements rather than full ownership.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Donnybrook — higher than 82% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents of $401 and monthly mortgage payments of $2,100 are both much higher than in most similar areas. These figures are a little above both the Victorian and national typical costs.
$401 —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,100 —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Donnybrook, $350–$549 is the majority at 92%; $200–$349 is next at 5%.
In Donnybrook, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 70%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 18%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgage holders make up 72.6% of the area, while those who own their home outright are among the lowest at 4.7%, far below the national figure. Renters make up 20.6% of households, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the state and national rates.
20.6% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
4.7% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Donnybrook, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 73%; Rented is next at 21%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.4% of all homes, far above the state and national figures. This is reflected in the fact that 97.7% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.4% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
97.7% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Donnybrook, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
In Donnybrook, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 69%; 3 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Donnybrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20773/donnybrook/topic/housing-dwellings