$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hiawatha · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Hiawatha
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents in Hiawatha are far below the national figure, marking a huge gap in housing costs compared to the rest of the country. While typical rent is very low, the usual monthly mortgage payment is about the same as in Victoria and across Australia.
$200
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- $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 Hiawatha — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the $375 national figure. In contrast, monthly home-loan payments are $1,750, which is higher than most similar areas.
$1,750 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 64%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Hiawatha, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here have very few people per bedroom, at just 0.50. This is well below the figure for both Victoria and Australia, which sit at 0.80.
0.50 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.50
- 2021: 0.50
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Hiawatha, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Hiawatha, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 73%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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 Hiawatha [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21183/hiawatha/topic/housing-dwellings