$429 ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $365
- 2021: $429
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Edithvale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical home loan payments of $2,167 are much higher than most areas in Edithvale. This suburb is characterized by high housing costs and a diverse mix of home types, with roughly half the population living in separate houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Edithvale — higher than 86% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting and mortgages are both expensive here. The usual weekly rent is $429, and typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,167, both of which are much higher than in most similar areas.
$429 ▲ +43.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Edithvale, $350–$549 is the majority at 60%; $550–$749 is next at 17%.
In Edithvale, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $3,000 or more (26%) and $1,000–$1,799 (22%).
How homes are owned or rented.
About 40.8% of homes are owned with a mortgage, while 32.7% are owned outright. At 25%, the share of households renting is higher than in most areas, though it is well below the Victorian and national figures.
25.0% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.7% ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Edithvale, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 41%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (25%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 50.5% of homes, which is far below the state and national figures. This helps explain why the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is lower than most areas at 70.8%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
50.5% ▼ -27.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.8% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Edithvale, Separate house is the majority at 51%; Flat or apartment is next at 32%.
In Edithvale, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Edithvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20848/edithvale/topic/housing-dwellings