$340 ▲ +21.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $318
- 2021: $340
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fairhaven · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Fairhaven
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Fairhaven is a separate house, making it one of the most consistent areas for this housing type. This detached-home landscape is dominated by owners who have paid off their mortgages, creating a very stable residential environment.
$340
▲ +21.4%
- $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 Fairhaven — higher than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,993, which is higher than most areas. Weekly rents are also higher than most areas at $340, though this is a little below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$1,993 ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,874
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $1,993
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Fairhaven, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Fairhaven splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (30%) and $1,000–$1,799 (26%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning homes outright is far more common here than in the rest of the country, at 59.4%. This helps explain why renting is very rare in Fairhaven, with only 5.0% of households renting, which is far below the national figure.
5.0% ▼ -65.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.3%
- 2016: 13.6%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
59.4% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.4%
- 2016: 53.4%
- 2021: 59.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Fairhaven, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 90.6% having three or more bedrooms. Because separate houses make up 100% of the dwellings, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in the typical Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.6% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.8%
- 2016: 89.3%
- 2021: 90.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Fairhaven, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Fairhaven splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (37%), with 5 or more at 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 Fairhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20902/fairhaven/topic/housing-dwellings