$158 ▲ +125.7%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $70
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $158
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Macarthur · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Macarthur
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Macarthur (Vic.) have remained very low compared to the rest of the country. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $819, which is far below the national figure. This affordability is paired with a high rate of home ownership, as more than half the residents own their homes outright.
$158
▲ +125.7%
- $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 Macarthur — lower than 85% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $158, which is far below the Victorian average of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with 54.8% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$819 ▼ -13.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $945
- 2016: $867
- 2021: $819
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Macarthur, Under $200 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Macarthur, Under $1,000 is the majority at 72%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 15%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 53.6% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 7.2% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
7.2% ▼ -54.3%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.9%
- 2016: 15.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.6% ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.2%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 53.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Macarthur, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.6% of the local housing stock, a figure far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 81.6% of homes having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.6% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.0%
- 2016: 97.2%
- 2021: 96.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.6% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.0%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 81.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Macarthur, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Macarthur, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 26%.
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 Macarthur [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21560/macarthur/topic/housing-dwellings