$441 ▲ +27.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $346
- 2016: $391
- 2021: $441
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Elsternwick · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Elsternwick
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Elsternwick, where the typical monthly mortgage is $2,400. This is a high-cost area with a strong rental presence and a landscape dominated by apartments and smaller homes.
$441
▲ +27.5%
- $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 Elsternwick — higher than 87% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $441, which is a little above the state and national figures. Mortgage payments are also high, with 36.4% of households paying $3,000 or more each month.
$2,400 ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,400
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Elsternwick, $350–$549 is the majority at 51%; $200–$349 is next at 18%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Elsternwick, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and $1,000–$1,799 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up 38.5% of the area, a figure far above the Victorian average of 28.5%. Meanwhile, those who own their homes outright represent 30.6%, which is much lower than most similar areas.
38.5% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 36.2%
- 2021: 38.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.5%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Elsternwick, the largest group is Rented at 39%, followed by Owned outright (31%) and Owned with a mortgage (28%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across Australia, making up only 38.2% of homes. Instead, flats or apartments are more frequent at 41.4%, which helps explain why homes with three or more bedrooms are among the lowest at this level.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
38.2% ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.2%
- 2016: 41.8%
- 2021: 38.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
48.6% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.4%
- 2016: 50.7%
- 2021: 48.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →Elsternwick splits fairly evenly between Flat or apartment (41%) and Separate house (38%), with Townhouse / semi-detached at 19%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Elsternwick, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 3 bedrooms (29%) and 4 bedrooms (15%).
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 Elsternwick [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20864/elsternwick/topic/housing-dwellings