$200 ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $186
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Garvoc · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Garvoc
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing patterns in Garvoc have remained stable over the last decade, with a strong preference for large, detached homes. The area is defined by very low living costs, with typical monthly mortgage payments of just $1,200 and weekly rents of $200, both of which are well below state and national figures.
$200
▲ +66.7%
- $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 Garvoc — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Living here is far cheaper than in most areas. Typical weekly rents are $200, which is far below the Victoria figure of $370 and the national figure of $375.
$1,200 ▼ -21.1%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,520
- 2016: $950
- 2021: $1,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Garvoc, Under $200 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 42%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Garvoc, Under $1,000 is the majority at 60%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 40%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common, with 40% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average of 31%. Meanwhile, the 13.3% of households renting is far below the state and national rates.
13.3% ▼ -54.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.0% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 40.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Garvoc, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Garvoc is a separate house, and 95.6% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Victorian average of 74.1%.
0.80 ▼ -38.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 0.90
- 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: 91.7%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.6% ▲ +16.7%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.9%
- 2016: 89.3%
- 2021: 95.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Garvoc, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 5 or more (11%).
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 Garvoc [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20969/garvoc/topic/housing-dwellings