$275 ▲ +83.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $183
- 2021: $275
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lockwood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lockwood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Lockwood is a separate detached house, making it an area of exclusively freestanding properties. The neighbourhood is dominated by large family homes, with nearly 90% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This creates a residential landscape where almost all residents live in spacious, stand-alone houses.
$275
▲ +83.3%
- $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 Lockwood — lower than 52% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is quite affordable here, with a typical weekly rent of $275 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,408, both of which are well below the Victorian and national figures.
$1,408 ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,480
- 2016: $1,160
- 2021: $1,408
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lockwood, the largest group is $200–$349 at 46%, followed by Under $200 (34%) and $350–$549 (20%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Lockwood splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and Under $1,000 (33%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent in Lockwood, with the rate at 9.1% being far below the state and national averages. Instead, 38% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
9.1% ▼ -17.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.0% ▼ -5.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.2%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lockwood, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 49%, followed by Owned outright (40%) and Rented (10%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area consists entirely of separate houses, a far higher proportion than in the rest of the state. Most of these are large, with 89.4% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%.
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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.4%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.4% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.1%
- 2016: 86.3%
- 2021: 89.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lockwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lockwood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (36%) and 5 or more (12%).
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 Lockwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21528/lockwood/topic/housing-dwellings