$175 ▲ +250.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $50
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $175
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hexham · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than the state average define Hexham (Vic.), where the typical weekly rent is just $175. This small community is dominated by large, detached houses and a high rate of outright home ownership.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hexham — lower than 81% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,083, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $175 compared to the national figure of $375.
$175 ▲ +250.0%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 ▲ +63.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Hexham, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 44.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national average of 31%. Only 13.3% of households are renting, a figure far below the Victorian average of 28.5%.
13.3% ▼ -30.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.4% ▼ -19.7%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hexham, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Hexham is a separate house, with 95.6% having three or more bedrooms. Because these homes are so large, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in the typical Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.6% ▲ +24.8%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hexham, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 5 or more (32%) and 4 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hexham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21178/hexham/topic/housing-dwellings