$220 ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $136
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dunkeld · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Dunkeld
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make daily life more affordable in Dunkeld, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,083. This is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. It is an area where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, creating a very different property landscape than the state average.
$220
▲ +83.3%
- $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 Dunkeld — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure, with a typical cost of $220. Mortgage repayments are also much lower than most areas, and not a single household pays $3,000 or more per month.
$1,083 ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,105
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dunkeld, the largest group is $200–$349 at 50%, followed by Under $200 (44%) and $350–$549 (6%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Dunkeld splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (42%) and Under $1,000 (40%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 49% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Meanwhile, the 23.1% of households that rent is well below the national average of 30.6%.
23.1% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.0% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.7%
- 2016: 44.8%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Dunkeld, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Rented (24%) and Owned with a mortgage (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.2% of all homes, far above the national average of 72.3%. While 75.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.0%
- 2016: 89.1%
- 2021: 95.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.9% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 75.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dunkeld, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dunkeld, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Dunkeld [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20809/dunkeld/topic/housing-dwellings