$365 ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $365
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Langwarrin · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses are the dominant choice in Langwarrin, where 82.7% of homes are detached dwellings. This creates a landscape of mostly large family homes, with 85.8% of all properties having three or more bedrooms. These spacious homes are widely available compared to the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Langwarrin — higher than 74% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $365, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is about the same as the Victorian figure. Those with home loans usually pay $1,863 a month, a cost that sits around the national average.
$365 ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,863 ▲ +7.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Langwarrin, $350–$549 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 32%.
In Langwarrin, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (32%) and Under $1,000 (16%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all households (50.3%) have a mortgage. This helps explain why the share of homes owned outright is 30.1%, which is much lower than in most other areas.
17.7% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.1% ▲ +12.0%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Langwarrin, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 50%; Owned outright is next at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Langwarrin is far above the state and national figures for larger homes, with 85.8% having three or more bedrooms. This high number of larger houses is reflected in the 0.8 people per bedroom, a figure higher than most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
82.7% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.8% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Langwarrin, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 15%.
In Langwarrin, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Langwarrin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21467/langwarrin/topic/housing-dwellings