$370 ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $285
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $370
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eastwood · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly half of all homes in Eastwood are owned outright, making it a place with very high rates of full ownership. This stands in stark contrast to the national figure, with 47.7% of households owning their home without a mortgage. The area is mostly made up of large, separate houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eastwood — higher than 76% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,417 is well below the state and national figures. In contrast, weekly rent is much higher than most similar areas, though it sits at $370, which is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$370 ▲ +29.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,417 ▼ -6.6%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Eastwood, $350–$549 is the majority at 66%; $200–$349 is next at 30%.
In Eastwood, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 47.7% of homes owned outright, which is far above the state and national rates. Renting is far less common than across the country, with only 15.7% of households renting.
15.7% ▼ -15.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.7% ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Eastwood, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 87.1% of the local market, far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 84.4% of homes having three or more bedrooms, although there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.1% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.4% ▼ -7.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Eastwood, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
In Eastwood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (38%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Eastwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20836/eastwood/topic/housing-dwellings