$400 ▲ +42.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Emerald · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Emerald
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Emerald (Vic.), where the typical mortgage payment is $2,000 a month. The area is dominated by large, detached family homes and has a very high rate of home ownership.
$400
▲ +42.9%
- $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 Emerald — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $400 and monthly mortgage payments of $2,000 are both much higher than in most similar areas. These figures are a little above the Victorian average for rent and about the same as the national figures for loans.
$2,000 ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,643
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Emerald, $350–$549 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 18%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 43%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (26%) and Under $1,000 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 8.3% of households renting, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. Conversely, the 39.0% of homes owned outright is well above the Victorian average.
8.3% ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.1%
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.0% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.1%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 39.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Emerald, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 39%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.2% of all homes, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 88.2% of homes having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the state and national figures.
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.
98.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.4%
- 2016: 99.4%
- 2021: 98.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.2% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.9%
- 2016: 86.3%
- 2021: 88.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Emerald, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Emerald, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 5 or more (11%).
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 Emerald [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20868/emerald/topic/housing-dwellings