$1 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lake Goldsmith · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rental prices have plummeted since 2011 in Lake Goldsmith, where the typical weekly rent is now just $1. This stark drop makes the area far more affordable than the state and national figures, though mortgage payments remain closer to the average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lake Goldsmith — lower than 99% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,500, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are far below the national average, sitting at just $1.
$1 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,500 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 78%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Lake Goldsmith, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the area are more crowded than most, with 0.90 people per bedroom. This is a little above the typical figure for both Victoria and Australia.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Lake Goldsmith, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Lake Goldsmith, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 67%; 3 bedrooms is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lake Goldsmith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21436/lake-goldsmith/topic/housing-dwellings