$210 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gillieston · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Gillieston
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing patterns in Gillieston have remained steady over the last decade, though the area is now defined by its extreme affordability. Every single home here is a separate house, with typical rents and mortgage payments falling well below the figures for Victoria and the rest of Australia.
$210
—
- $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 Gillieston — lower than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $210. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,430 is well below the Victorian average.
$1,430 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gillieston, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is more common here than in the state or nation, accounting for 35% of households. In contrast, the rental rate is far below the national figure at only 15%.
15.0% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.0% —
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 Gillieston, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Gillieston is a separate house, a rate far above the Australian average. However, these homes tend to be smaller, with only half having three or more bedrooms and a typical occupancy of 0.6 people per bedroom.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.60
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.
50.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gillieston, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gillieston, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (29%) and 4 bedrooms (21%).
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 Gillieston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20996/gillieston/topic/housing-dwellings