$375 ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $277
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $375
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Leopold · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Leopold
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 92.2% of all homes in Leopold, far exceeding the national figure of 72.3%. This creates a residential landscape dominated by large family homes, with very few apartments or townhouses in the area.
$375
▲ +35.4%
- $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 Leopold — higher than 77% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much higher than most areas, typically reaching $375. Meanwhile, the typical monthly home loan payment of $1,603 is a little below the Victorian figure.
$1,603 ▲ +2.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,565
- 2016: $1,582
- 2021: $1,603
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Leopold, $350–$549 is the majority at 65%; $200–$349 is next at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Leopold, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 37.4% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national average. Consequently, the 18.1% of households renting is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
18.1% ▲ +32.8%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 17.9%
- 2021: 18.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.4% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 34.5%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Leopold splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Owned outright (37%), with Rented at 18%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 87.2% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state and national figures, though there are typically fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.2% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 92.2%
- 2021: 92.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.2% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.6%
- 2016: 87.2%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Leopold, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Leopold, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
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 Leopold [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21493/leopold/topic/housing-dwellings