$295 ▲ +41.8%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $208
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Golden Square · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Golden Square
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 91.4% of the homes in Golden Square. This is a predominantly detached housing area where both renting and buying are significantly more affordable than in the rest of Victoria and Australia.
$295
▲ +41.8%
- $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 Square — higher than 55% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much lower than the national average, with a typical cost of $295.
$1,300 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,235
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Golden Square, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; $350–$549 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Golden Square, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in most similar areas, with 34.7% of households renting. This is well above the 28.5% seen across Victoria.
34.7% ▲ +8.4%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 33.3%
- 2021: 34.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.7% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 30.6%
- 2021: 30.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Golden Square splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (32%), with Owned outright at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are spacious, as 79.2% have three or more bedrooms. Despite this, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom here than in the national average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.4% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.7%
- 2016: 88.5%
- 2021: 91.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.2% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.7%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 79.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Golden Square, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Golden Square, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 4 bedrooms is next at 20%.
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 Golden Square [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21058/golden-square/topic/housing-dwellings