$235 ▲ +193.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $80
- 2016: $165
- 2021: $235
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Indigo Valley · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far higher share of homes are owned outright in Indigo Valley than in most similar areas, with 46.8% of households owning their place clear of debt. This is a standout feature for the area, where nearly 97% of dwellings are separate houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Indigo Valley — lower than 65% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well below the state and national figures, typical at $235. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home loan payment is $1,733, which is about the same as the Victorian figure.
$235 ▲ +193.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Indigo Valley, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Indigo Valley, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (23%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with the 7.3% rate sitting far below the national figure of 30.6%. This helps explain why ownership is so high, as 46.8% of homes are owned outright.
7.3% ▼ -35.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Indigo Valley, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (8%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, as 85.5% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. Almost every home is a separate house (96.8%), and there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.8% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.5% ▲ +4.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Indigo Valley, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Indigo Valley splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (44%) and 4 bedrooms (40%), with 2 bedrooms at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Indigo Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21230/indigo-valley/topic/housing-dwellings