Glen Alvie · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Glen Alvie

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Glen Alvie is a separate house, making it far more detached than the typical Victorian or Australian suburb. This rural area is defined by large family homes and housing costs that sit well below the national figures.

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📍 Glen Alvie, Suburb / Locality

Where Glen Alvie sits — Median rent (weekly)

$243 ▲ +15.7%
  • $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 Glen Alvie — lower than 62% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Glen Alvie$243
3979, VIC $200
Victoria $370
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Housing is quite affordable here, with typical weekly rents of $243 and monthly loan payments of $1,400, both of which are well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.

$243 ▲ +15.7%

Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $210
  • 2016: $170
  • 2021: $243

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,400 ▼ -20.9%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,770
  • 2016: $1,517
  • 2021: $1,400

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Glen Alvie, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Glen Alvie, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by Under $1,000 (25%) and $1,000–$1,799 (20%).

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is common in Glen Alvie, where 44.3% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, the 11.5% of households renting is far below the state and national levels.

11.5% ▼ -37.7%

Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 18.4%
  • 2016: 8.8%
  • 2021: 11.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

44.3% ▼ -6.3%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 47.2%
  • 2016: 52.6%
  • 2021: 44.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Glen Alvie, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (11%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here tend to be large, with 86.9% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. This is consistent with the fact that 100% of the dwellings are separate houses.

0.80 ▼ -20.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.00
  • 2016: 0.80
  • 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.

86.9% ▼ -2.9%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 89.5%
  • 2016: 82.5%
  • 2021: 86.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Glen Alvie, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Glen Alvie splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (45%) and 4 bedrooms (40%), with 2 bedrooms at 8%.

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 Glen Alvie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21006/glen-alvie/topic/housing-dwellings