$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Marungi · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Living costs are remarkably low in Marungi, where typical weekly rents are just $200. This is a quiet residential area where everyone lives in a separate house and many people own their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marungi — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are typically $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Rent is also far below the state and national figures, with a typical weekly cost of $200.
$200 —
Lower than 75% 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 Marungi, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 26%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 51.4% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national average. Only 11.4% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
11.4% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.4% —
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Marungi splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Owned outright (40%), with Rented at 9%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Marungi is a separate detached house, and 80% have three or more bedrooms. Despite these larger homes, the number of people per bedroom is well below the Australian figure.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% 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.
80.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Marungi, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Marungi, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 4 bedrooms is next at 43%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Marungi [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21617/marungi/topic/housing-dwellings