$248 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Giffard West · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Giffard West
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Well below the state and national figures for housing costs, Giffard West is an affordable area where every single home is a separate house. It is a place of high ownership and low costs, with no one renting and a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,465.
$248
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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 Giffard West — lower than 61% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well below the national figure at $248. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,465 is much lower than the $1,863 average for Australia.
$1,465 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,150
- 2021: $1,465
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Giffard West, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than across Victoria, accounting for 45.8% of households. This high level of ownership is reflected in the fact that no one in the area rents.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.8% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Giffard West, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 48%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Giffard West is a separate house, with 83.3% having three or more bedrooms. Despite these larger homes, the number of people per bedroom is well below the national average.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.3% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 81.0%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Giffard West, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Giffard West, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 3 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
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 Giffard West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20993/giffard-west/topic/housing-dwellings