$350 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $215
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lethbridge · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Lethbridge is a separate house. This creates a landscape of large family dwellings, with 87.5% of homes featuring three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lethbridge — higher than 71% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,733 and weekly rents of $350 are both higher than most similar areas, though they remain about the same as the state and national figures.
$350 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▲ +21.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Lethbridge, $200–$349 is the majority at 52%; $350–$549 is next at 48%.
Lethbridge splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (31%), with Under $1,000 at 24%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is uncommon here, with only 9.0% of households renting, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%. More than half of all homes are owned with a mortgage.
9.0% ▼ -20.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.5% ▲ +15.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Lethbridge, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 34%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.5% of all dwellings, a figure far above the Victorian average. These homes are typically large, and the number of people per bedroom is higher than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.5% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Lethbridge, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Lethbridge, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 5 or more (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lethbridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21496/lethbridge/topic/housing-dwellings