$350 ▲ +59.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $219
- 2016: $301
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Healesville · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Healesville
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 90% of homes in Healesville are separate houses, making it far more likely to find a detached dwelling here than in the typical Victorian or Australian suburb. The area is characterised by large family homes and a very high rate of outright home ownership.
$350
▲ +59.8%
- $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 Healesville — higher than 71% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $350 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,733 are both higher than in most similar areas, though they remain about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,733 ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,570
- 2016: $1,576
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Healesville, $350–$549 is the majority at 52%; $200–$349 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Healesville splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (35%), with Under $1,000 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Healesville, where 40.2% of people own their home outright—well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 17.3% of households that rent is far below the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
17.3% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 20.3%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.2% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 36.6%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Healesville splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, with 77.6% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national average and explains why there are more people per bedroom here than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.3% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.8%
- 2016: 87.8%
- 2021: 89.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.6% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 77.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Healesville, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Healesville, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
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 Healesville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21158/healesville/topic/housing-dwellings