$396 ▲ +32.0%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $346
- 2021: $396
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Macleod · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Macleod
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 76.6% of the homes in Macleod, making detached living the dominant style for the area. This is a place where housing costs are much higher than most similar areas, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,296.
$396
▲ +32.0%
- $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 Macleod — higher than 81% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $396, which is much higher than most areas, though about the same as the national figure of $375. Home loan payments are also high, with the typical monthly cost of $2,296 sitting a little above both the state and national figures.
$2,296 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,296
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Macleod, $350–$549 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Macleod splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (36%) and $3,000 or more (31%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people in Macleod own their homes outright (37.1%) than in most areas, a figure well above the national average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 22.6%, which is higher than most similar areas but well below the national figure of 30.6%.
22.6% ▲ +9.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 22.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.1% ▼ -1.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 36.3%
- 2021: 37.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Macleod splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (37%) and Owned with a mortgage (36%), with Rented at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are very common here at 76.6%, which is well above the same figure for Victoria and Australia. Most of these homes are large, with 75.6% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer large homes here compared to most similar areas.
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.
76.6% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.9%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.6% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.0%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 75.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Macleod, Separate house is the majority at 77%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 20%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Macleod, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
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 Macleod [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21564/macleod/topic/housing-dwellings