$175 ▲ +75.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $92
- 2021: $175
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eskdale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Eskdale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Eskdale than in other parts of the country, with 0% of households renting. This creates a landscape where the vast majority of residents own their homes and face costs well below the state and national figures.
$175
▲ +75.0%
- $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 Eskdale — lower than 81% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here. The typical weekly rent of $175 and typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,083 are both far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,083 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $824
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Eskdale splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (36%) and $1,000–$1,799 (36%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 28%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is a dominant feature of the area. More than half of all homes (57.3%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.1%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
57.3% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 53.0%
- 2021: 57.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Eskdale, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 37%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.8% of all homes, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. These homes tend to be spacious, though the number of people per bedroom is a little below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 96.0%
- 2021: 95.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.9% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.1%
- 2016: 73.0%
- 2021: 71.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Eskdale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Eskdale, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Eskdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20883/eskdale/topic/housing-dwellings