$75 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Joel South · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low living costs define daily life in Joel South, where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,090. This makes housing far more affordable than in most other parts of the state and country. The area is sparsely populated and mostly rural, keeping the cost of shelter very low.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Joel South — lower than 98% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents of $75 are both far below the Victorian and national figures. In fact, rent here is among the lowest recorded for areas of this type.
$75 —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,090 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 44%, ahead of Rented (33%).
In Joel South, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Rented is next at 43%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
People per bedroom is 0.80, which is higher than most areas, though it sits about the same as the typical figure for Victoria and Australia.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Joel South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Joel South, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 4 bedrooms is next at 38%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Joel South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21271/joel-south/topic/housing-dwellings