$200 ▲ +37.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $145
- 2016: $162
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hesket · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Hesket
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A massive gap in housing costs defines Hesket, where typical monthly mortgage payments are far above the national figure. While many residents own their homes outright, those with loans face some of the highest repayments in the region. This is an area of large, separate houses and very few renters.
$200
▲ +37.9%
- $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 Hesket — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $3,000, which is far above the Victorian figure of $1,859. In contrast, typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the national average of $375.
$3,000 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,050
- 2021: $3,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Hesket, $3,000 or more is the majority at 81%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 48.4% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national figure. Only 14.5% of households rent, which is far below the Victorian rate of 28.5%.
14.5% ▼ -24.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.2%
- 2016: 22.0%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.4% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 48.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Hesket, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 34%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Hesket is a separate house, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 79% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 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: 94.9%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.0% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.8%
- 2016: 78.0%
- 2021: 79.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Hesket splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (44%) and 3 bedrooms (40%), with 5 or more at 10%.
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 Hesket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21176/hesket/topic/housing-dwellings