$221 ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $175
- 2021: $221
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mallacoota · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Mallacoota, where the typical weekly rent is just $221. This is a place where a huge number of people own their homes outright, and almost everyone lives in a separate house.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mallacoota — lower than 69% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,148 is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Rents are also far below the state and national figures, with 38.8% of renters paying under $200 a week.
$221 ▲ +47.3%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,148 ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mallacoota, $200–$349 is the majority at 51%; Under $200 is next at 44%.
Mallacoota splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and Under $1,000 (35%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 15%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 59.3% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the Australian average of 31.0%. Only 16.0% of households rent, which is far below the national figure.
16.0% ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
59.3% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mallacoota, Owned outright is the majority at 60%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.8% of the market, which is far above the Victorian figure of 73.4%. However, homes here have fewer bedrooms than most, with 68.5% having three or more, well below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.8% ▲ +25.1%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.5% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mallacoota, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
In Mallacoota, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (24%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mallacoota [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21584/mallacoota/topic/housing-dwellings