$250 ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $210
- 2016: $205
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Guildford · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Guildford
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than the state average define daily life in Guildford. It is a place where the typical monthly mortgage is $1,470 and rent is just $250 per week, making it far more affordable than most areas in Victoria and Australia.
$250
▲ +19.0%
- $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 Guildford — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $250 is well below the Victorian figure of $370. Similarly, the usual monthly home loan payment is $1,470, which is well below the $1,859 paid across Victoria.
$1,470 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $910
- 2016: $1,213
- 2021: $1,470
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Guildford, $200–$349 is the majority at 87%; Under $200 is next at 13%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Guildford, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (34%) and Under $1,000 (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher share of people own their homes outright here (43.3%) compared to the national figure of 31.0%. Conversely, the proportion of households renting is 17.0%, which is far below the Australian average of 30.6%.
17.0% ▼ -4.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 15.6%
- 2021: 17.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.3% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Guildford, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Rented (17%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.7% of all homes, a figure far above the 72.3% seen across Australia. However, the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is 65.2%, which is well below the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.7% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.2%
- 2016: 93.3%
- 2021: 95.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.2% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.2%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Guildford, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Guildford, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
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 Guildford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21116/guildford/topic/housing-dwellings