$385 —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $385
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hillside · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Hillside
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
One hundred per cent of homes in Hillside are separate houses, making it a community of detached dwellings. This creates a landscape dominated by large family homes, where 93.3% of properties have three or more bedrooms. While renting is very rare here, nearly half of the residents own their homes outright.
$385
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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 Hillside — higher than 79% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are $385, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the typical monthly home loan payment of $1,600 is a little below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
$1,600 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,600
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Hillside, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Hillside, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by $3,000 or more (20%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is uncommon in Hillside, with only 8.7% of households renting—a figure far below the national average. In contrast, 43.3% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Victorian rate of 32.2%.
8.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 17.4%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.3% —
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 43.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Hillside splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (46%) and Owned outright (45%), with Rented at 9%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 93.3% have three or more bedrooms, a rate far above the national figure of 73.8%. This concentration of large houses is consistent with the area's 100% share of separate houses.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.3% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 93.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Hillside, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Hillside splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (46%) and 4 bedrooms (42%), with 5 or more at 9%.
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 Hillside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21192/hillside/topic/housing-dwellings