$235 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $235
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Flagstaff · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Flagstaff
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 89% of homes in Flagstaff are separate houses, making it a community dominated by detached dwellings. The area is far more affordable than the national average, with a very high proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$235
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- $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 Flagstaff — lower than 65% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the national figure at $235. Similarly, monthly home-loan payments are much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,300.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Flagstaff, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Flagstaff, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 44%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, accounting for 52.8% of households. This helps explain why the renting rate is far below the national figure at just 8.3%.
8.3% —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.8% —
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.0%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Flagstaff, Owned outright is the majority at 66%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While separate houses are far more common here than across Australia, homes with three or more bedrooms are far below the state average at 63.9%. There are also slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.9% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97.4%
- 2021: 88.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.9% —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Flagstaff, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Flagstaff, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 67%; 4 bedrooms is next at 19%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Flagstaff [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20927/flagstaff/topic/housing-dwellings