$150 ▲ +36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $110
- 2016: $50
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Glenorchy · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Glenorchy
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Glenorchy (Vic.) has remained stable and affordable, with a heavy focus on large, owned homes. The area is defined by a huge proportion of residents who own their homes outright, far exceeding state and national patterns. This creates a landscape where housing costs are remarkably low compared to the rest of the country.
$150
▲ +36.4%
- $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 Glenorchy — lower than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $150, which is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the usual monthly home loan payment is $759, much lower than the $1,863 typical across Australia.
$759 ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $542
- 2016: $451
- 2021: $759
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Glenorchy, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 56.6% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas at only 9.4%.
9.4% ▼ -2.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.7%
- 2016: 14.6%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.6% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.4%
- 2016: 56.3%
- 2021: 56.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Glenorchy, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, with 84.9% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average, and people per bedroom is a little below the Australian figure of 0.80.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
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.
84.9% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.4%
- 2016: 81.3%
- 2021: 84.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Glenorchy, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Glenorchy, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 31%.
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 Glenorchy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21041/glenorchy/topic/housing-dwellings