$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $165
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ercildoune · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Ercildoune is a separate detached house, making it a purely residential area of large properties. Most residents own their homes outright, and the typical house has three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ercildoune — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the Victorian and national figures, sitting at just $200. In contrast, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,000, which is much higher than most areas.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,000 —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Ercildoune, $3,000 or more is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 57.1% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 14.3% of households rent, which is far below the Victorian average.
14.3% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
57.1% —
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Ercildoune, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 35%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists entirely of separate houses, with 85.7% having three or more bedrooms. This explains why there are fewer people per bedroom, at 0.70, which is lower than most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.7% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ercildoune, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Ercildoune, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 3 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ercildoune [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20880/ercildoune/topic/housing-dwellings