$240 ▲ +140.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $135
- 2021: $240
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Leongatha South · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Leongatha South
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people own their homes outright in Leongatha South than in most similar areas. The local housing market is dominated by large, separate houses, with a very high proportion of residents owning their property without a mortgage.
$240
▲ +140.0%
- $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 Leongatha South — lower than 63% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the national figure of $375, at just $240. Home loan payments are also a little lower than the Victorian typical of $1,859, coming in at $1,521 per month.
$1,521 ▼ -17.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,842
- 2016: $1,452
- 2021: $1,521
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Leongatha South, $200–$349 is the majority at 86%; Under $200 is next at 14%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Leongatha South, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 33%, followed by $3,000 or more (25%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 45.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 13.8% of households renting is far below the Victorian average of 28.5%.
13.8% ▼ -13.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.3% ▼ -7.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.9%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Leongatha South, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in the area is a separate house, at 99.0%, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. This is reflected in the home sizes, as 90.6% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms.
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.
99.0% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 99.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.6% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 89.6%
- 2021: 90.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Leongatha South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Leongatha South, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (40%) and 5 or more (9%).
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 Leongatha South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21492/leongatha-south/topic/housing-dwellings