$250 ▲ +56.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $198
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
East Bairnsdale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in East Bairnsdale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,088 in East Bairnsdale is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. This area is defined by very affordable housing costs and a high proportion of detached family homes. Rent is also significantly cheaper here than in the rest of the state.
$250
▲ +56.3%
- $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 East Bairnsdale — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is well below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also much lower than in most areas, with 37.9% of homeowners paying under $1,000 a month.
$1,088 ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,057
- 2021: $1,088
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In East Bairnsdale, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 32%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →East Bairnsdale splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (45%) and Under $1,000 (43%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 8%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up 36.6% of households, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Victorian average of 28.5%. Meanwhile, 35.2% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average.
36.6% ▼ -10.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.2% ▲ +7.8%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.7%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →East Bairnsdale splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned outright (35%), with Owned with a mortgage at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are very common, making up 93.0% of all homes, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 79.1% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
93.0% ▲ +0.6%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.5%
- 2016: 93.1%
- 2021: 93.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.7%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In East Bairnsdale, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In East Bairnsdale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 62%; 4 bedrooms is next at 19%.
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 East Bairnsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20827/east-bairnsdale/topic/housing-dwellings