$225 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Driffield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Driffield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Driffield is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the country. This is a community where half of all homes are owned outright, and large family homes are the standard.
$225
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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 Driffield — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $225, which is far below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home loan payment is $1,796, which is about the same as across Victoria and Australia.
$1,796 —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $1,796
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Driffield, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Driffield, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by $3,000 or more (31%) and $1,800–$2,999 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here, with 50% of residents doing so—far above the 31% national figure. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the Victorian average.
11.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 25.0%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Driffield, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Other tenure (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 97.1% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the Australian average of 73.8%. About 44% of houses have four bedrooms, while 12% have five or more.
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.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 78.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
97.1% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 97.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Driffield, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Driffield splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (45%) and 3 bedrooms (42%), with 5 or more at 12%.
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 Driffield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20786/driffield/topic/housing-dwellings