$231 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Killingworth · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Killingworth than in the rest of Victoria, where 55% of local dwellings are owned debt-free. This is a place of large, separate houses, with 100% of the homes being detached dwellings. It is a low-density area where the typical resident has more space than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Killingworth — lower than 66% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,296 are much higher than in most areas and a little above the state figure. Conversely, weekly rents are far below the national average at just $231.
$231 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,296 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Killingworth splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
In Killingworth, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 50%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (31%) and $3,000 or more (19%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 55% of homes owned outright, which is far above the 31% national figure. Only 11.7% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
11.7% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.0% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Killingworth, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (11%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Killingworth is a separate house, with 91.7% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, which helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% 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.
91.7% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Killingworth, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Killingworth, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 41%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Killingworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21350/killingworth/topic/housing-dwellings