$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Main Lead · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Main Lead
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low typical rents of just $175 a week define the housing market in Main Lead. This small area offers a significantly cheaper alternative to the state and national norms, with housing costs remaining well below average.
$175
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- $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 Main Lead — lower than 81% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is far below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home loan payment is $1,660, which is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
$1,660 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $1,660
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Main Lead, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 40%, ahead of Rented (27%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Main Lead, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Rented (31%) and Owned with a mortgage (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than in most other areas. With only 0.60 people per bedroom, this is well below the typical figure of 0.80 seen across Victoria and Australia.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Main Lead, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Main Lead, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 4 bedrooms is next at 43%.
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 Main Lead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21577/main-lead/topic/housing-dwellings