$203 ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $203
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Elphinstone · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Elphinstone
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every resident in Elphinstone lives in a detached house, creating a landscape of spacious family homes. This is a place where home ownership is very common and rental properties are rare. The typical home is large, with 84.3% having three or more bedrooms.
$203
▼ -18.8%
- $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 Elphinstone — lower than 74% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure at just $203. For those with mortgages, the typical monthly payment is $1,594, which is a little below the Victorian average.
$1,594 ▲ +22.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,313
- 2021: $1,594
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Elphinstone splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Elphinstone, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (28%) and Under $1,000 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much lower than most areas at only 4.7%, while 43.7% of homes are owned outright. This ownership rate is far above the national figure of 31.0%.
4.7% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.9%
- 2016: 9.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.7% ▼ -7.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 43.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Elphinstone, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 43%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.6% of the housing stock, which is far above the Victorian average. These homes are typically large, and the 0.70 people per bedroom is a little below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.7%
- 2021: 99.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.3% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.9%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Elphinstone, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Elphinstone, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Elphinstone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20863/elphinstone/topic/housing-dwellings