$250 ▲ +65.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $151
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Halls Gap · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower costs for homes and rent define daily life in Halls Gap, where the typical monthly mortgage is $1,300. While these expenses are well below state and national figures, the area has a high number of renters compared to most other regions.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Halls Gap — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $250, which is well below the Victorian figure of $370. Mortgage costs are also low, with the usual monthly payment of $1,300 sitting well below the national average.
$250 ▲ +65.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Halls Gap, $200–$349 is the majority at 65%; Under $200 is next at 28%.
In Halls Gap, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A high 41.8% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Australian figure of 31.0%. At the same time, 32.6% of households rent, a rate that is much higher than most similar areas.
32.6% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.8% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Halls Gap, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Rented (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.7% of the stock, far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, larger homes are less common here, as the share of houses with three or more bedrooms is well below the state average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.7% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.5% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Halls Gap, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
In Halls Gap, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 2 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Halls Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21127/halls-gap/topic/housing-dwellings