$400 ▲ +35.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $295
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Heathmont · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Heathmont
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Higher than usual housing costs mark daily life in Heathmont, where the typical monthly mortgage is $2,167. This is a suburb dominated by large family homes, with separate houses making up 93.5% of all dwellings.
$400
▲ +35.6%
- $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 Heathmont — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Both buying and renting are much more expensive than in most areas. The typical weekly rent is $400, which is a little above the Victorian figure of $370, and typical monthly mortgage payments are $308 higher than the state average.
$2,167 ▲ +23.8%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,751
- 2016: $1,932
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Heathmont, $350–$549 is the majority at 63%; $200–$349 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Heathmont, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $3,000 or more (23%) and $1,000–$1,799 (23%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.3% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the 17.9% of households that rent is far below the rates seen across Victoria and Australia.
17.9% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.2%
- 2016: 18.1%
- 2021: 17.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.3% ▲ +1.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.8%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 38.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Heathmont splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 18%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most residents live in large homes, as 83.7% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, and separate houses are far more common here than across the state.
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.
93.5% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.9%
- 2016: 91.7%
- 2021: 93.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.4%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 83.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Heathmont, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Heathmont, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Heathmont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21165/heathmont/topic/housing-dwellings