$180 ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Heywood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Heywood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly home loan payments of just $1,025 in Heywood are far below the national figure. This is an affordable area where housing costs are much lower than most other places, and the vast majority of residents live in detached houses.
$180
▲ +28.6%
- $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 Heywood — lower than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very cheap here, with typical weekly rents of $180 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,025. Both figures are far below the state and national averages, and over half of all renters pay under $200 a week.
$1,025 ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,070
- 2021: $1,025
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Heywood, Under $200 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 41%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Heywood splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (45%) and $1,000–$1,799 (43%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 9%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong, with 43.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian and Australian figures. Conversely, the 19.6% of households renting is well below the state and national levels.
19.6% ▼ -13.9%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.8%
- 2016: 20.7%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.2% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Heywood, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 95.5% of the market, far above the national average. These homes are often large, with 77.7% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
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.
95.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.4%
- 2016: 92.9%
- 2021: 95.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.7% ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.2%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 77.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Heywood, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Heywood, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 18%.
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 Heywood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21181/heywood/topic/housing-dwellings