$225 ▲ +21.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eldorado · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Eldorado
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs set Eldorado apart from the rest of the state and the nation. The typical weekly rent is just $225, which is far below the national figure. This affordability is matched by a high rate of home ownership, with many residents owning their homes outright.
$225
▲ +21.6%
- $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 Eldorado — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,300, which is well below the $1,863 national figure. Rents are also very affordable, sitting far below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
$1,300 ▲ +37.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $949
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Eldorado, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Eldorado splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (38%) and $1,000–$1,799 (38%), with $3,000 or more at 14%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 44.5% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average. In contrast, only 11% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
11.0% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.5% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 44.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Eldorado splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (43%) and Owned with a mortgage (43%), with Rented at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.1% of the local housing stock, far above the national figure of 72.3%. While these homes are almost all detached, 71% have three or more bedrooms, which is well below the state average.
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.
96.1% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.0%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 96.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.0% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 71.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Eldorado, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Eldorado, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (23%).
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 Eldorado [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20852/eldorado/topic/housing-dwellings