$230 ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Markwood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Markwood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
One hundred percent of homes in Markwood are separate houses, making it a place entirely made up of detached dwellings. This layout is matched by very low housing costs and a high number of people who own their homes outright.
$230
▲ +53.3%
- $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 Markwood — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,200, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also low, sitting at $230, far below the national average of $375.
$1,200 ▲ +38.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,178
- 2021: $1,200
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Markwood, Under $200 is the majority at 60%; $200–$349 is next at 40%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Markwood, Under $1,000 is the majority at 56%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (49.5%) are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Only 10.3% of households rent, a rate far below that of Victoria and Australia.
10.3% ▼ -46.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.3%
- 2016: 21.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.5% ▲ +10.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.0%
- 2016: 50.9%
- 2021: 49.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Markwood, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up every single home in the area, far above the 72.3% national average. While 74.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are much fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.60 ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.2%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.8% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.5%
- 2016: 84.3%
- 2021: 74.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Markwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Markwood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Markwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21606/markwood/topic/housing-dwellings