$211 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kewell · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs define daily life in Kewell, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $800. This is a place where almost half of all homes are owned outright and renters are virtually non-existent.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kewell — lower than 72% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure of $375, sitting at just $211. Mortgage payments are also much lower than in the rest of Victoria, with the usual monthly cost being $800.
$211 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$800 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 47.6% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This explains why there are no renting households in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Kewell, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Kewell is a separate house, far above the 72.3% national average. However, there are far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms compared to the rest of the country.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
52.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Kewell, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 4 bedrooms is next at 36%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kewell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21338/kewell/topic/housing-dwellings