$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Killara · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs have remained very low in Killara compared to the rest of the country. The area is defined by affordable living, with typical monthly mortgage payments of just $414 and weekly rents of only $100.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Killara — lower than 94% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are just $100, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment of $414 is far below the national figure of $1,863.
$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$414 —
Lower than 99% 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 with a mortgage at 100%, ahead of Owned outright (0%).
In Killara, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most other areas, with only 0.6 people per bedroom. This is well below the Australian and Victorian average of 0.8.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Killara, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Killara, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 4 bedrooms is next at 43%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Killara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21346/killara/topic/housing-dwellings