$330 —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Garfield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Garfield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more detached houses are found in Garfield than across Victoria or Australia. This area is dominated by large family homes, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,800 and a very low number of renters compared to the national trend.
$330
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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 Garfield — higher than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $330, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Victoria and Australia figures. Home-loan payments are usually around $1,800 per month, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,800 —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Garfield splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (42%) and $350–$549 (40%), with Under $200 at 13%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Garfield, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and Under $1,000 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up only 11.2% of households, which is far below the rates for Victoria and Australia. Most residents own their homes, with 34.8% owning theirs outright, a figure that is well above the national average.
11.2% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.8% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Garfield, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 50%, followed by Owned outright (35%) and Rented (11%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.6% of all homes, which is far above the state and national figures. This focus on larger properties is seen in the 85.1% of homes with three or more bedrooms, a rate far above the Victorian average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.6% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.1% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Garfield, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Flat or apartment is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Garfield splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 4 bedrooms (36%), with 2 bedrooms at 13%.
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 Garfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20966/garfield/topic/housing-dwellings