$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hesse · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,234 in Hesse, making it a much more affordable place to live than most areas. This low cost of living extends to renters, who pay far less than people in the rest of the state or country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hesse — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at only $200. Similarly, the usual monthly home loan payment is $1,234, which is well below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,234 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned with a mortgage at 57%, ahead of Owned outright (43%).
In Hesse, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 57%; Owned outright is next at 43%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most other areas, with only 0.60 people per bedroom compared to the national figure of 0.80.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Hesse, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hesse [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21177/hesse/topic/housing-dwellings