$404 ▲ +31.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $307
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $404
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Greensborough · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Greensborough
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 84.9% of dwellings in Greensborough, where large family homes are the norm. This is a relatively expensive area to live in, with both mortgage payments and rents sitting above state and national figures. Most residents own their homes, and there is a strong preference for larger properties with three or more bedrooms.
$404
▲ +31.6%
- $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 Greensborough — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,167 and weekly rents are $404, both of which are much higher than most similar areas. These figures sit a little above the Victorian and Australian averages.
$2,167 ▲ +18.0%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,837
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Greensborough, $350–$549 is the majority at 63%; $200–$349 is next at 18%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Greensborough, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (23%) and $3,000 or more (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 38.0% of houses owned outright, which is well above the national figure. In contrast, the 17.3% of households that rent is far below the state and national averages.
17.3% ▲ +5.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.3%
- 2016: 16.9%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Greensborough splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are far more common than in the rest of the state, with 84.1% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. Separate houses are the dominant type of home, and there are typically 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
84.9% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.0%
- 2016: 85.3%
- 2021: 84.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.1% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.7%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 84.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Greensborough, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Greensborough, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Greensborough [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21104/greensborough/topic/housing-dwellings