$286 ▲ +46.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $195
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $286
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Flowerdale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Flowerdale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Flowerdale is a separate house, making it a place of detached dwellings. It is generally more affordable than the state or national average, with a high proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$286
▲ +46.7%
- $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 Flowerdale — higher than 52% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rent is also much lower than the national average, typically costing $286.
$1,300 ▲ +14.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,138
- 2016: $1,227
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Flowerdale, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; $350–$549 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Flowerdale splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (41%) and Under $1,000 (37%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 44.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. In contrast, only 8.1% of households rent, a rate far below the national average.
8.1% ▼ -23.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.6%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.2% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.1%
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Flowerdale splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (44%), with Rented at 8%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While 100% of the homes are separate houses, Flowerdale has fewer homes with three or more bedrooms than most similar areas. On average, there are 0.80 people per bedroom, which is about the same as the rest of Australia.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
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: 99.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.9% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.2%
- 2016: 71.7%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Flowerdale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Flowerdale, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 4 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 Flowerdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20932/flowerdale/topic/housing-dwellings