$225 ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $175
- 2016: $120
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Krowera · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Krowera has remained steady in its makeup, where every single home is a separate detached house. It is an area where half of all homes are owned outright, making it far more likely for residents to own their home fully than in most other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Krowera — lower than 68% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are much lower than usual here, with typical weekly rents at just $225. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,459 is well below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
$225 ▲ +28.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,459 ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Krowera, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 76%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 24%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A striking 50% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure. While 22.7% of households rent—a rate higher than in most similar areas—this is still well below the Victorian and Australian averages.
22.7% ▲ +59.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% ▲ +28.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Krowera, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (21%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Krowera is a separate house, and 93.2% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average, though there are typically fewer people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.2% ▲ +14.1%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Krowera, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Krowera, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 40%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Krowera [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21405/krowera/topic/housing-dwellings