$480 —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Grangefields · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge number of homes in Grangefields are now owned outright, which is a major feature of the local housing market. Most residents live in large, detached houses, and a high proportion of these are owned without a mortgage.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Grangefields — higher than 90% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are far below the Victorian figure at $534. However, typical weekly rents are $480, which is well above the national figure of $375.
$480 —
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$534 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Grangefields, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
In Grangefields, $3,000 or more is the majority at 57%; Under $1,000 is next at 43%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high, with 66.7% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Victorian average. Meanwhile, the 21.2% of households that rent is well below the national figure.
21.2% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
66.7% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Grangefields, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97% of all homes, and every single one has three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the 0.90 people per bedroom is a little above the national figure.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.0% —
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Grangefields, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Grangefields, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 62%; 3 bedrooms is next at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Grangefields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21087/grangefields/topic/housing-dwellings