$453 ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $323
- 2016: $396
- 2021: $453
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eaglemont · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $3,073 makes Eaglemont one of the most expensive places to live in the region. Housing costs are far above the national figure, with a large number of residents owning their homes outright. This is a well-off area where most households live in spacious, detached houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eaglemont — higher than 88% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Mortgage payments here are far above the Victorian average, with nearly half of households paying $3,000 or more a month. Rents are also much higher than most areas, with a typical weekly cost of $453.
$453 ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,073 ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Eaglemont, the largest group is $350–$549 at 46%, followed by $200–$349 (21%) and $550–$749 (19%).
In Eaglemont, $3,000 or more is the majority at 53%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 21%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Eaglemont, where 48.9% of homes are owned outright. This is far above the national figure of 31%, and the proportion of households renting is far below the Australian average.
19.9% ▼ -0.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.9% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Eaglemont, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (20%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are common, making up 78.4% of all homes. Most dwellings are quite large, with 78.8% of homes having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the state and national figures.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
78.4% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.8% ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Eaglemont, Separate house is the majority at 79%; Flat or apartment is next at 16%.
Eaglemont splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (34%) and 4 bedrooms (34%), with 2 bedrooms at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Eaglemont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20825/eaglemont/topic/housing-dwellings