$360 ▲ +73.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $208
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $360
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kyneton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kyneton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Higher than usual housing costs mark the landscape of Kyneton, where detached houses dominate the skyline. Most people live in large homes, with 79.5% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This makes it a place where space is common, but the cost of securing that space is steeper than in many similar areas.
$360
▲ +73.1%
- $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 Kyneton — higher than 73% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $360 and monthly mortgage payments are $1,798, both of which are higher than most similar areas. These figures are about the same as the Victorian and national averages.
$1,798 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,600
- 2021: $1,798
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Kyneton, $350–$549 is the majority at 52%; $200–$349 is next at 29%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Kyneton splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (36%) and $1,000–$1,799 (32%), with Under $1,000 at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people in Kyneton own their homes outright (40.5%) than is typical for Victoria or Australia. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 20.9%, which is well below the state and national figures.
20.9% ▼ -7.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.6%
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.5% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 40.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Kyneton splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (36%), with Rented at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than across Victoria or Australia, making up 88.4% of all homes. Because so many dwellings are large, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.4% ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.2%
- 2016: 90.0%
- 2021: 88.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 77.5%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kyneton, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kyneton, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) 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 Kyneton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21414/kyneton/topic/housing-dwellings