$250 ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $223
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hilldene · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Hilldene is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. The community is defined by large family homes and a very high rate of outright ownership compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hilldene — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $250 are well below the national figure of $375. In contrast, typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,993, which is higher than most similar areas.
$250 ▲ +12.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,993 ▲ +41.5%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Hilldene splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
In Hilldene, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (26%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, at just 6.3%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. This is consistent with the fact that 44.1% of homes are owned outright, a rate far above the Australian average.
6.3% ▼ -47.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.1% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hilldene, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Rented (7%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 85.6% having three or more bedrooms, far above the 73.8% seen across Australia. These spacious properties result in a higher number of people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% 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.
85.6% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hilldene, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Hilldene, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 5 or more (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hilldene [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21191/hilldene/topic/housing-dwellings