$275 ▲ +32.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $207
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $275
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ironbark · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ironbark
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 86.2% of the local housing stock in Ironbark. This is a place where renting is far more common than in other areas, though typical costs for both mortgages and rent remain well below state and national figures.
$275
▲ +32.9%
- $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 Ironbark — lower than 52% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,300 is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Similarly, weekly rent is much lower than the national average, with a typical price of $275.
$1,300 ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,213
- 2016: $1,248
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ironbark, $200–$349 is the majority at 68%; $350–$549 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ironbark, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by Under $1,000 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (13%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 43.8% of households renting, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. At the same time, the share of homes owned outright is well below the state and national averages.
43.8% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.3%
- 2016: 41.1%
- 2021: 43.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.2% ▼ -7.4%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.6%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Ironbark, the largest group is Rented at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Owned outright (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most residents live in separate houses, although the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the national average. This is consistent with there being fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.2% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.3%
- 2016: 88.4%
- 2021: 86.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.1% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.5%
- 2016: 63.6%
- 2021: 65.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ironbark, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ironbark, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (30%) and 4 bedrooms (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Ironbark
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ironbark [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21241/ironbark/topic/housing-dwellings