$330 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $359
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kinglake Central · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kinglake Central
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Detached houses make up every single home in Kinglake Central, creating a landscape dominated by large family properties. While rental rates are low, the area is marked by a high proportion of people who own their homes outright compared to the rest of the country.
$330
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Kinglake Central — higher than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $330 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,733 are both higher than in most similar areas. These figures sit a little below the Victorian and national averages.
$1,733 ▼ -12.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,970
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Kinglake Central splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (34%) and $1,000–$1,799 (31%), with $3,000 or more at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 5.8% of households doing so, which is far below the national figure. In contrast, 39.9% of homes are owned outright, a result well above both the state and Australia.
5.8% ▼ -36.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 10.8%
- 2021: 5.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.9% ▼ -6.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 39.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Kinglake Central, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 48%, followed by Owned outright (40%) and Rented (6%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. This explains why 87% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.0%
- 2016: 96.7%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.0% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.7%
- 2016: 85.8%
- 2021: 87.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kinglake Central, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kinglake Central, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 5 or more (12%).
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 Kinglake Central [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21359/kinglake-central/topic/housing-dwellings