$425 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $375
- 2021: $425
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Forbes · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Forbes
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Forbes (Vic.) is a separate house, making it an area defined by detached dwellings. While the typical monthly mortgage is around $1,907, the most striking feature is that 100% of the housing stock consists of houses rather than flats or townhouses.
$425
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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 Forbes — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much higher than most similar areas, with a typical payment of $425. This is a little above the Victorian figure of $370 and the national figure of $375.
$1,907 —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,907
- 2021: $1,907
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Forbes, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Forbes, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 67%; $3,000 or more is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than in the rest of the state, with only 12.3% of households renting. Meanwhile, 36.8% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%.
12.3% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 20.9%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 46.5%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Forbes splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (39%) and Owned with a mortgage (39%), with Rented at 13%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 86% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Victorian average of 74.1%, with 42.1% of homes having exactly three bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.0% —
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 97.7%
- 2021: 86.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Forbes splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (46%) and 4 bedrooms (42%), with 1 bedroom at 6%.
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 Forbes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20936/forbes/topic/housing-dwellings