$303 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $231
- 2021: $303
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Maindample · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 100% of the dwellings in Maindample, which is among the highest proportions for its level. This is a rural residential area where typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,300 are well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Maindample — higher than 58% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are well below the Victorian average of $1,859. Weekly rents are also a little lower than the national figure, with the usual rent being $303.
$303 —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Maindample, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 55%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than in the rest of Australia, with only 7.9% of households renting. Meanwhile, 37.1% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the state average.
7.9% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.1% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Maindample, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 46%, followed by Owned outright (40%) and Rented (8%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house. Most of these are larger homes, with 79.8% having three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the national average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.8% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Maindample, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Maindample, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 4 bedrooms is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Maindample [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21579/maindample/topic/housing-dwellings