$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lilliput · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lilliput
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Lilliput than in the rest of the country. This gap defines the local housing market, where nearly half of all residents own their place without a mortgage. It is a small area where everyone lives in a separate house.
$300
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- $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 Lilliput — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,250, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rent is also lower than average, with the usual price being $300.
$1,250 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,250
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lilliput, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; Under $1,000 is next at 43%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 46.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 10.7% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
10.7% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.0%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 44.0%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Lilliput splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (45%), with Rented at 10%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, a figure far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are large, with 53.6% having four bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lilliput, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lilliput, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 71%; 3 bedrooms is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lilliput [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21503/lilliput/topic/housing-dwellings