$200 ▲ +23.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $162
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Golden Beach · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Golden Beach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Golden Beach, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $858. This affordability is matched by a very high rate of outright home ownership, with nearly 60% of residents owning their homes without a loan.
$200
▲ +23.5%
- $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 Golden Beach — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent here is $200, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also very low, with 65.4% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$858 ▲ +32.0%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $650
- 2016: $771
- 2021: $858
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Golden Beach, $200–$349 is the majority at 77%; Under $200 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Golden Beach, Under $1,000 is the majority at 87%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 13%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 59.8% compared to 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 10.9% of households rent, a figure far below the national rate of 30.6%.
10.9% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 10.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
59.8% ▲ +20.3%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.7%
- 2016: 46.9%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Golden Beach, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 84.8% of the market, which is far above the state and national figures. However, homes here tend to be smaller, as 60.3% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.5%
- 2016: 95.2%
- 2021: 84.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
60.3% ▼ -2.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 59.3%
- 2021: 60.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Golden Beach, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Golden Beach, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 2 bedrooms is next at 28%.
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 Golden Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21054/golden-beach/topic/housing-dwellings