$200 ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $170
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lake Boga · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lake Boga
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 96% of the homes in Lake Boga are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached dwellings. This preference for larger homes is matched by very low housing costs compared to the rest of the state.
$200
▲ +17.6%
- $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 Lake Boga — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the Victorian and national figures, sitting at just $200. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the national average, with a typical payment of $1,083.
$1,083 ▲ +22.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $888
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lake Boga, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; Under $200 is next at 41%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Lake Boga splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (42%) and Under $1,000 (41%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 12%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 40.2% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is far below that of Victoria and Australia.
15.9% ▼ -20.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.0%
- 2016: 17.5%
- 2021: 15.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.2% ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.2%
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Lake Boga splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Owned outright (41%), with Rented at 16%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Lake Boga tend to be larger than in most areas, with 83% having three or more bedrooms. This is consistent with the fact that 96.3% of all dwellings are separate houses.
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.
96.3% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.0%
- 2016: 98.5%
- 2021: 96.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.7%
- 2016: 82.8%
- 2021: 83.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lake Boga, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Flat or apartment is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lake Boga, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 26%.
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 Lake Boga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21427/lake-boga/topic/housing-dwellings