$169 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $169
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Graytown · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 84.4% of all homes in Graytown, far above the national figure. The area is marked by very low living costs, with typical rents and mortgage payments sitting well below state and national levels.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Graytown — lower than 82% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $169, which is far below the Victorian average of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,174.
$169 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,174 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Graytown, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 43.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Consequently, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas at only 9.4%.
9.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.8% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Graytown, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 35%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most residents live in detached houses, though the number of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the state and national levels. This contributes to a slightly higher number of people per bedroom than usual, at 0.90.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.4% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
31.3% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Graytown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Graytown, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 3 bedrooms (21%) and 4 bedrooms (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Graytown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21094/graytown/topic/housing-dwellings