$350 ▲ +105.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $170
- 2016: $220
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Echuca West · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 100% of the homes in Echuca West, a rate far above the national figure. This creates a residential landscape dominated by large, detached properties. While home ownership is common, the area also sees higher-than-usual weekly rents compared to similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Echuca West — higher than 71% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $350, which is higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,723, about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
$350 ▲ +105.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,723 ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Echuca West, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Echuca West splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up only 7.1% of households, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. This is reflected in the high rate of outright ownership, with 44% of homes owned without a mortgage.
7.1% ▲ +121.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.0% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Echuca West splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (47%) and Owned outright (42%), with Rented at 7%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are almost all large, with 96.5% having three or more bedrooms. Because every single dwelling is a separate house, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.5% ▲ +9.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Echuca West, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Echuca West, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (40%) and 5 or more (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Echuca West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20840/echuca-west/topic/housing-dwellings