$354 ▲ +70.2%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $208
- 2016: $152
- 2021: $354
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Main Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Main Ridge
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Main Ridge than in the rest of the state. This is a place of large, detached houses where a high proportion of residents have no mortgage, though those with loans face very high monthly costs.
$354
▲ +70.2%
- $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 Ridge — higher than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,550, which is well above the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are $354, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$2,550 ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,050
- 2016: $2,800
- 2021: $2,550
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Main Ridge, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; $350–$549 is next at 43%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Main Ridge, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (29%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 53.9% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 10.6% of households rent, which is far below the Victorian average of 28.5%.
10.6% ▼ -30.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.1%
- 2016: 15.2%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.9% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 53.6%
- 2021: 53.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Main Ridge, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in Main Ridge is a separate house, with 98.3% of dwellings being detached. These homes are typically very large, as 93.3% have three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are much fewer people per bedroom (0.60) than the national average.
0.60 ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.3% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 98.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.3% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.6%
- 2016: 89.4%
- 2021: 93.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Main Ridge, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Main Ridge splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (37%), with 5 or more at 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 Main Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21578/main-ridge/topic/housing-dwellings