$361 ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $286
- 2016: $324
- 2021: $361
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hallam · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more homes have three or more bedrooms in Hallam than in the typical Victorian or Australian suburb. This preference for larger houses is a key feature of the area, where 84.3% of dwellings fit this description. Most of these are separate houses, and the high number of bedrooms helps explain why more people live in each bedroom compared to the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hallam — higher than 74% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent in Hallam is $361, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures. The usual monthly home-loan payment is $1,700, slightly below the national and state averages.
$361 ▲ +26.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,700 ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Hallam, $350–$549 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 32%.
Hallam splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (35%), with Under $1,000 at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
More people rent here than in most similar areas, while the share of homes owned outright is 29.1%, which is much lower than most areas and well below the state figure.
25.9% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.1% ▲ +3.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hallam, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 41%, followed by Owned outright (29%) and Rented (26%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 77.6% of the housing stock, well above the state and national figures. With 84.3% of homes having three or more bedrooms, the area is more crowded than average, with 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
77.6% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.3% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hallam, Separate house is the majority at 78%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 21%.
In Hallam, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hallam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21125/hallam/topic/housing-dwellings