$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kithbrook · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low living costs define daily life in Kithbrook, where the typical monthly mortgage is $1,428. This is a very affordable area compared to the rest of the state and country, with an exceptionally high number of people owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kithbrook — lower than 81% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is far cheaper here than in most areas. Typical weekly rent is just $175, which is far below the national figure of $375.
$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,428 —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The area has a very high rate of home ownership, with 64.5% of homes owned outright. This is far above the Victorian average of 32.2%, and notably, no households in the area are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
64.5% —
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Kithbrook, Owned outright is the majority at 67%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 20%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Kithbrook is a separate house. While these are all detached, the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the national figure of 73.8%.
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.
64.5% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Kithbrook, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Kithbrook, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kithbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21370/kithbrook/topic/housing-dwellings