$315 ▲ +82.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $173
- 2016: $216
- 2021: $315
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Knowsley · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Knowsley
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98.3% of the dwellings in Knowsley. This is a predominantly owner-occupied area where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, far exceeding the national figure.
$315
▲ +82.1%
- $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 Knowsley — higher than 61% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $315, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Victorian and national figures. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,896, slightly higher than the state and national averages.
$1,896 ▲ +75.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,896
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Knowsley, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Knowsley splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (38%) and $1,000–$1,799 (33%), with Under $1,000 at 14%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is very high at 46.6%, far above the rates for Victoria and Australia. This is mirrored by a lower proportion of renters, at 20.7%, which is well below both the state and national figures.
20.7% ▲ +38.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.9%
- 2016: 14.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 40.7%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Knowsley, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common here, with 79.3% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, well above the national average. This is consistent with the high proportion of separate houses, which account for 98.3% of all homes.
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.
98.3% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.5%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 98.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.3% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Knowsley, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Other dwelling is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Knowsley, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
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 Knowsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21373/knowsley/topic/housing-dwellings