$400 ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $341
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lower Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lower Plenty
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,200 are much higher than most areas in Lower Plenty. This is a predominantly owner-occupied neighbourhood where a large proportion of residents have paid off their homes entirely. The housing stock is mostly made up of large, detached family homes.
$400
▲ +37.9%
- $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 Lower Plenty — higher than 82% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much higher than most areas at $400, which is a little above the Victorian figure of $370. Mortgage costs are also high, with 31.5% of households paying $3,000 or more each month.
$2,200 ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,054
- 2021: $2,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lower Plenty, $350–$549 is the majority at 62%; $200–$349 is next at 24%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Lower Plenty splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (33%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 44.1% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. This is reflected in the low number of renters, at 14.8%, which is far below the Victorian average of 28.5%.
14.8% ▼ -16.3%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.1%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.1% ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 42.1%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Lower Plenty splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (39%), with Rented at 15%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, as 77% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. Separate houses make up 75.4% of all homes, which is well above the Australian figure of 72.3%.
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.
75.4% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 73.8%
- 2021: 75.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.0% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.2%
- 2016: 74.6%
- 2021: 77.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lower Plenty, Separate house is the majority at 75%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 21%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lower Plenty, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 37%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Lower Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21547/lower-plenty/topic/housing-dwellings