$200 ▲ +122.2%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $90
- 2016: $170
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Heathmere · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Heathmere
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Heathmere than in most similar areas, with many residents owning their homes outright. The area is almost entirely made up of detached houses, and housing costs are significantly lower than the state and national figures.
$200
▲ +122.2%
- $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 Heathmere — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Mortgage costs are also low, with the typical monthly payment of $1,200 sitting well below the Australian average.
$1,200 ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,452
- 2016: $1,101
- 2021: $1,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Heathmere, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Heathmere, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 68%; Under $1,000 is next at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Almost half of all homes (48.2%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 8.4% of households rent, which is much lower than most areas.
8.4% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.9%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.2% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 55.0%
- 2021: 48.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Heathmere splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (47%) and Owned outright (45%), with Rented at 8%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Heathmere is a separate house, and 85.5% have three or more bedrooms. Because these homes are so large, there are typically fewer people per bedroom compared to the rest of the country.
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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.8%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.8%
- 2016: 98.8%
- 2021: 85.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Heathmere, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Heathmere, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 26%.
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 Heathmere [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21164/heathmere/topic/housing-dwellings