$200 ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $213
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eganstown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Eganstown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far higher share of homes are separate houses in Eganstown than across Victoria or Australia. Most residents own their place, with 86.8% of households either paying off a mortgage or owning their home outright. The area is dominated by detached housing and a very low number of renters.
$200
▼ -6.1%
- $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 Eganstown — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are just $200, which is far below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the state and national averages, with the typical payment being $1,777.
$1,777 ▲ +70.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,040
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,777
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Eganstown, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 68%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, with 39.8% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average of 31.0%. Only 14.5% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
14.5% ▲ +55.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.3%
- 2016: 8.1%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.8% ▼ -8.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 45.9%
- 2021: 39.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Eganstown, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 44%, followed by Owned outright (38%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 94% of all homes, far above the 72.3% national average. Interestingly, the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the state average, though the typical number of people per bedroom remains about the same as the rest of the country.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.0% ▼ -6.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 93.2%
- 2021: 94.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.3% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.9%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 66.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Eganstown, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Other dwelling is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Eganstown, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 2 bedrooms (33%) and 4 bedrooms (21%).
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 Eganstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20849/eganstown/topic/housing-dwellings