$268 ▲ +48.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $181
- 2016: $185
- 2021: $268
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dumbalk · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Dumbalk
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge 99.5% of homes in Dumbalk are separate houses, marking it as a very traditional residential area. Residents generally face much lower housing costs than the state and national figures, with nearly half of all homes owned outright.
$268
▲ +48.1%
- $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 Dumbalk — lower than 54% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,278, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much lower than average, typically costing $268.
$1,278 ▲ +18.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,278
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dumbalk, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Dumbalk splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and Under $1,000 (33%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 22%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 46.7% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 8.8% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
8.8% ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.6%
- 2016: 12.1%
- 2021: 8.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.7% ▼ -5.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.4%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 46.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Dumbalk, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Rented (9%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, as 83% have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national figure of 0.80.
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.
99.5% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.7%
- 2021: 99.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.0% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.5%
- 2016: 82.8%
- 2021: 83.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dumbalk, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dumbalk, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 4 bedrooms is next at 16%.
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 Dumbalk [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20804/dumbalk/topic/housing-dwellings