$255 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $285
- 2021: $255
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Giffard · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Giffard, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $1,235. This is a place of almost total home ownership, with no households currently renting. Most residents live in detached houses with plenty of space.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Giffard — lower than 58% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much lower than the national figure, sitting at $255.
$255 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,235 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Giffard, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
No one in Giffard is renting, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. Outright home ownership is 37.0%, which is well above the Victorian average of 32.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Giffard, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 44%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Giffard is a separate house, a figure far above the national average. These homes are generally spacious, with 74.1% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.1% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Giffard, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Giffard, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 75%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Giffard [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20992/giffard/topic/housing-dwellings