$387 ▲ +81.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $213
- 2016: $255
- 2021: $387
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Garfield North · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Garfield North
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Garfield North is a separate house, making it a unique area for detached living. The housing market is dominated by owner-occupiers, with over half of the residents owning their place outright.
$387
▲ +81.7%
- $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 Garfield North — higher than 79% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,152, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. Weekly rents are also much higher than most areas, though they sit at $387, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
$2,152 ▲ +24.2%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,152
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Garfield North, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 70%; $3,000 or more is next at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very common here, as 56% of homes are owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 5.3% of households are renting, which is far below both the state and national rates.
5.3% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.0% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.9%
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Garfield North, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 39%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 81.3% having three or more bedrooms, well above the Victorian average. This helps explain why there are 0.80 people per bedroom, a rate that is higher than most similar areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 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: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.3% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.7%
- 2016: 80.5%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Garfield North, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Garfield North splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (39%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 19%.
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 Garfield North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20967/garfield-north/topic/housing-dwellings