$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dooen · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Dooen
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A very high proportion of large, detached houses now make up the housing stock in Dooen. Every single home in the area is a separate house, with 95.5% of them featuring three or more bedrooms. This makes the area far more dominated by large family-style homes than most other parts of the country.
$150
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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 Dooen — lower than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,200, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Rent is also far below the national average, with a typical weekly rent of just $150.
$1,200 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,159
- 2021: $1,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dooen, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Dooen, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (40%) and $1,800–$2,999 (13%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Dooen, where 47.2% of homes are owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. This is consistent with the low number of households renting, at only 10.1%.
10.1% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.9%
- 2021: 10.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.2% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 47.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Dooen splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (47%) and Owned with a mortgage (43%), with Rented at 10%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, and 95.5% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the state average of 74.1%. Because of these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.5% —
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 98.8%
- 2021: 95.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Dooen splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (44%) and 3 bedrooms (41%), with 5 or more at 9%.
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 Dooen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20776/dooen/topic/housing-dwellings