$190 ▲ +90.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $190
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Drung · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Drung
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Drung is a separate house, making it a place defined by detached living. This layout comes with very low living costs, with typical weekly rents sitting far below both the state and national figures.
$190
▲ +90.0%
- $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 Drung — lower than 77% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, as the typical weekly rent is just $190, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Typical monthly home-loan payments are also well below the national average at $1,213.
$1,213 ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,213
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Drung splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (42%) and $1,000–$1,799 (42%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is uncommon in Drung, with only 7.7% of households renting, a figure far below the national rate of 30.6%. Meanwhile, 44.2% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Victorian average.
7.7% ▼ -55.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 7.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.2% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Drung splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (46%) and Owned with a mortgage (46%), with Rented at 8%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are predominantly large, with 75% having three or more bedrooms. While separate houses make up 100% of the dwellings, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 92.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.0% ▼ -14.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.2%
- 2016: 87.3%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Drung, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 4 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 Drung [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20800/drung/topic/housing-dwellings