$230 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fish Point · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A gap of $145 exists between the typical weekly rent in Fish Point and the national figure. This makes housing much more affordable than in most other parts of the country. The area is sparsely populated and largely non-residential.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fish Point — lower than 66% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is well below state levels, with the typical weekly cost sitting at $230. This is $140 lower than the Victorian average.
$230 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 40%, ahead of Rented (40%).
Fish Point splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Rented (50%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most areas, with only 0.7 people per bedroom. This is a little below the figure for both Victoria and Australia.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Fish Point, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Fish Point, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 45%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Fish Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20922/fish-point/topic/housing-dwellings