$369 ▲ +31.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $281
- 2016: $326
- 2021: $369
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Glenroy · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Glenroy
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher rental rates than most similar areas define Glenroy, where 37.5% of households rent. This is well above the Victorian and national figures. The area has a mix of housing types, though it has far fewer detached houses and large family homes than the state average.
$369
▲ +31.3%
- $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 Glenroy — higher than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much higher than in most similar areas, typically costing $369, which is about the same as the national figure. Monthly home loan payments are also higher than most areas at $1,927.
$1,927 ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,927
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Glenroy, $350–$549 is the majority at 60%; $200–$349 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Glenroy, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and Under $1,000 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 37.5% of households renting, well above the state and national averages. Meanwhile, the 27.1% of homes owned outright is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
37.5% ▲ +24.5%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.1% ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.3%
- 2016: 31.7%
- 2021: 27.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Glenroy, the largest group is Rented at 37%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Owned outright (27%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across the state, at 58.4%, and there are far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are more people per bedroom (0.90) than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
58.4% ▼ -20.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.5%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
62.7% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.8%
- 2016: 63.1%
- 2021: 62.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Glenroy, Separate house is the majority at 58%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 33%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Glenroy, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (33%) and 4 bedrooms (12%).
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 Glenroy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21047/glenroy/topic/housing-dwellings