$330 ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $210
- 2016: $280
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Longwarry · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more detached houses are found in Longwarry than in the typical Victorian town, with 90% of homes being separate houses. This preference for larger properties is reflected in the fact that 88.4% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Longwarry — higher than 66% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,473, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Meanwhile, the usual weekly rent is $330, a little below the national figure of $375.
$330 ▲ +57.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,473 ▼ -2.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Longwarry, $200–$349 is the majority at 55%; $350–$549 is next at 43%.
In Longwarry, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of the households here (50.6%) own their home with a mortgage. Only 26.1% of homes are owned outright, which is well below the 32.2% seen across Victoria.
20.3% ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.1% ▼ -12.4%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Longwarry, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 50%; Owned outright is next at 26%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by large homes, with 84.9% of dwellings having three or four bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little below the national figure of 0.80.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.0% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Longwarry, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
In Longwarry, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Longwarry [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21538/longwarry/topic/housing-dwellings