$320 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lockwood South · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lockwood South
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Lockwood South is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This creates a landscape dominated by large family homes, where 93.4% of properties have three or more bedrooms.
$320
▲ +18.5%
- $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 South — higher than 63% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $320, which is higher than most similar areas. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit around $1,633, a little below the Victorian and national figures.
$1,633 ▲ +7.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,660
- 2021: $1,633
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lockwood South, Under $200 is the majority at 63%; $200–$349 is next at 38%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Lockwood South splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (40%) and $1,000–$1,799 (39%), with $3,000 or more at 12%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 3.9% of households doing so, which is far below the national figure. Most residents own their homes, and 36.4% own theirs outright, a result well above the Australian average.
3.9% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.4%
- 2016: 3.5%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.4% ▲ +17.7%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lockwood South, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 57%; Owned outright is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Family-sized living is the norm, as 44.3% of homes have four bedrooms and 12.7% have five or more. With 100% of the area consisting of separate houses, Lockwood South has a far higher proportion of detached homes than the state or nation.
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% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.0%
- 2016: 96.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.4% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.8%
- 2016: 87.4%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lockwood South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lockwood South, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 3 bedrooms (37%) and 5 or more (13%).
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 Lockwood South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21529/lockwood-south/topic/housing-dwellings