$203 ▲ +56.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2016: $80
- 2021: $203
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hazelwood · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A shift toward larger, more stable housing has seen Hazelwood become a place where every single home is now a separate house. Most residents own their homes outright, creating a landscape dominated by spacious family dwellings and very low rental activity.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hazelwood — lower than 74% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure of $375, sitting at just $203. Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,667, which is a little below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$203 ▲ +56.2%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,667 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Hazelwood, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Hazelwood, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 68%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 18%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 55.6% of homes owned outright, far above the Australian figure of 31%. Consequently, the 15.3% of households renting is far below the national average of 30.6%.
15.3% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.6% ▲ +18.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hazelwood, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (14%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Hazelwood is a separate house, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, with 100% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% ▲ +17.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hazelwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Hazelwood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hazelwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21155/hazelwood/topic/housing-dwellings