$200 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $113
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lancaster · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lancaster
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Lancaster than in most similar areas, with 47.4% of homes owned outright. This is a place of detached houses and low housing costs, where almost every resident lives in a separate home.
$200
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Lancaster — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also far below the state and national figures, sitting at just $200.
$1,300 ▼ -2.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,335
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Lancaster splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lancaster, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 65%; Under $1,000 is next at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 47.4% of homes owned outright, far above the 31% national figure. Only 3.7% of households rent, which is much lower than in most other areas.
3.7% ▼ -65.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.9%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.4% ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.1%
- 2016: 43.4%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lancaster, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Rented (4%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Lancaster is a separate house, and 93.3% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, meaning there are typically more rooms than people per home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.3% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.3%
- 2016: 93.4%
- 2021: 93.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lancaster, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lancaster, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (37%) and 5 or more (9%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lancaster [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21454/lancaster/topic/housing-dwellings