$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $115
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kaarimba · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kaarimba
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low living costs make Kaarimba a very affordable place to live. Most residents live in detached houses, and the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,040, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$200
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- $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 Kaarimba — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is much cheaper than in most areas. Typical weekly rent is $200, which is far below the Victorian and national figures.
$1,040 ▲ +15.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $899
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,040
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Kaarimba, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 41.7% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the state and national averages. Only 8.3% of households rent, which is far below most other areas.
8.3% ▼ -70.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.6%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 8.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.7% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.1%
- 2016: 38.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Kaarimba splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (39%), with Other tenure at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.7% of the homes here, far above the state average. However, these homes tend to be smaller, with 58.3% having three or more bedrooms, which is far below the Victorian figure.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.7% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 91.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.3% ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 91.2%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kaarimba, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kaarimba, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Kaarimba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21280/kaarimba/topic/housing-dwellings