$210 ▲ +35.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $155
- 2016: $190
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Heyfield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Heyfield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 94.5% of all homes in Heyfield, far above the national figure. This is a highly affordable area where typical housing costs sit far below state and national levels. Most people live in detached homes, with many owning their property outright.
$210
▲ +35.5%
- $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 Heyfield — lower than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $210, which is far below the $375 national figure. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,088, which is far below both the state and national averages.
$1,088 ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $975
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,088
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Heyfield, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; Under $200 is next at 41%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Heyfield splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (44%) and $1,000–$1,799 (42%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 10%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 43.6% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31%. Conversely, the share of households renting is 18.3%, which is far below the national level.
18.3% ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.1%
- 2021: 18.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.6% ▲ +3.9%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 39.9%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Heyfield, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (18%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by detached houses, with 76.8% of homes having three or more bedrooms. Despite these larger homes, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than the national figure.
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.
94.5% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.6%
- 2016: 97.5%
- 2021: 94.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.8% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 75.1%
- 2021: 76.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Heyfield, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Flat or apartment is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Heyfield, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Heyfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21179/heyfield/topic/housing-dwellings