$400 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $351
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Huntingdale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Huntingdale, where the typical monthly mortgage is $2,090. This is a place where renting is more common than the state average and homes are more crowded than usual. Most people live in separate houses, though smaller dwellings are more frequent here than in other parts of Victoria.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Huntingdale — higher than 82% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $400, which is much higher than most similar areas and a little above the state figure. Mortgage payments are also high, with the typical monthly payment of $2,090 sitting a little above the national and state averages.
$400 ▲ +25.0%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,090 ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Huntingdale, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 25%.
In Huntingdale, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 34%, followed by $3,000 or more (26%) and $1,000–$1,799 (23%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 32.0% of households renting, a figure well above the Victorian average. Meanwhile, 30.0% of homes are owned outright, which is much lower than in most similar areas.
32.0% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.0% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Huntingdale splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (32%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 72.6% of homes, but those with three or more bedrooms are well below the national figure at 67.8%. This helps explain why the area is more crowded, with 0.90 people per bedroom compared to the national figure of 0.80.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
72.6% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Huntingdale, Separate house is the majority at 73%; Flat or apartment is next at 23%.
In Huntingdale, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 2 bedrooms (27%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Huntingdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21218/huntingdale/topic/housing-dwellings