$350 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Launching Place · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Launching Place
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly every home in Launching Place is a separate house, with 99.8% of dwellings being detached. This creates a landscape of large family homes where most people own their own place rather than rent.
$350
▲ +40.0%
- $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 Launching Place — higher than 71% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $350, which is higher than most areas. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit at $1,789, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,789 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,650
- 2021: $1,789
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Launching Place, $350–$549 is the majority at 68%; $200–$349 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Launching Place, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 43%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and Under $1,000 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with only 6.1% of households renting, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. About 57.2% of homes are owned with a mortgage.
6.1% ▼ -23.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.3% ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 31.8%
- 2021: 34.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Launching Place, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 57%; Owned outright is next at 34%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, as 89% of houses have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, and most residents live in detached 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.
99.8% ▲ +32.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.3%
- 2016: 98.9%
- 2021: 99.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.0% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.5%
- 2016: 85.2%
- 2021: 89.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Launching Place, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Launching Place, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (10%).
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 Launching Place [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21473/launching-place/topic/housing-dwellings