$270 ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $168
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Magpie · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Magpie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Magpie is a separate house, making it a place defined by detached living. A high number of residents own their homes outright, and the typical weekly rent of $270 is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$270
▲ +60.7%
- $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 Magpie — lower than 53% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,690, which is a little below the national figure. Weekly rents are also much lower than average, sitting at $270 compared to $375 across Australia.
$1,690 ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,690
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Magpie, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Magpie splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (40%) and $1,800–$2,999 (38%), with Under $1,000 at 15%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 54.8% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national average. Only 5.6% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
5.6% ▼ -36.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 9.4%
- 2021: 5.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.8% ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Magpie, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 37%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 88.9% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Victorian average of 74.1%, with 42.9% of homes having exactly four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 94.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.9% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.2%
- 2016: 88.9%
- 2021: 88.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Magpie, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (36%) and 5 or more (13%).
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 Magpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21573/magpie/topic/housing-dwellings