$230 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fumina South · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Fumina South
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing patterns in Fumina South have remained very stable over the last decade, with a strong preference for detached living. The area is defined by its affordability, with typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,148 sitting far below both the state and national figures.
$230
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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 Fumina South — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $230, which is well below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than in most other areas.
$1,148 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,418
- 2021: $1,148
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Fumina South, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in the area are renting, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%. Instead, 33.3% of homes are owned outright, a figure slightly above the Australian average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.3% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 85.0%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Fumina South splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Not stated at 15%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Fumina South is a separate detached house, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. While 63% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, this is far below the state average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 95.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.0% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 63.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Fumina South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Fumina South, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (23%).
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 Fumina South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20958/fumina-south/topic/housing-dwellings