$222 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hilgay · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $222 makes Hilgay a very affordable place to live compared to the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area offers housing costs that are far below the figures seen across Victoria and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hilgay — lower than 69% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents here are far below the Victorian figure of $370 and the national figure of $375, sitting at just $222.
$222 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 100%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Hilgay, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Hilgay are more crowded than usual, with 1.2 people per bedroom, which is well above the average for both Victoria and Australia.
1.20 —
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Hilgay, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hilgay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21188/hilgay/topic/housing-dwellings