$1,192 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Howqua · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Howqua
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far lower share of people own their homes outright in Howqua compared to the state or national figures. This sparsely populated area has a unique housing mix where nearly 42% of homes fall under other tenure types. Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,192, which is well below the Victorian average.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,192. This is much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian figure of $1,859.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in the area rent, and the 12.5% who own their home outright is far below the national figure of 31.0%. Other tenure types make up the largest share at 41.7%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
12.5% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Howqua, Other tenure is the majority at 63%; Owned outright is next at 19%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 70.8% of the stock, though this is a little below the national average. While 50% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the area sees a little more people per bedroom (0.90) than the rest of Australia.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
70.8% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 70.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
50.0% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Howqua, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 2 bedrooms (29%) and 3 bedrooms (29%).
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 Howqua [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21211/howqua/topic/housing-dwellings