$235 ▲ +38.2%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $170
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $235
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hamilton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Hamilton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define daily life in Hamilton, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,083. This makes the town far more affordable than the state and national averages, with a strong preference for large, separate houses.
$235
▲ +38.2%
- $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 Hamilton — lower than 65% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting and mortgages are both far cheaper here than in the rest of the state. The typical weekly rent is $235, which is well below the Victorian figure of $370.
$1,083 ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,124
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Hamilton, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Hamilton splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (43%) and Under $1,000 (41%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 13%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national figure at 41.8%. This helps explain why the 23.5% of households that rent is well below the state average.
23.5% ▼ -6.4%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.1%
- 2016: 24.8%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.8% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.5%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 41.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Hamilton, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.2% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 78.8% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.2% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.8%
- 2016: 93.1%
- 2021: 91.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Hamilton, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Hamilton, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 22%.
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 Hamilton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21129/hamilton/topic/housing-dwellings