$150 ▲ +87.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $80
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
McMillans · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in McMillans is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. Housing is notably affordable here, with typical costs sitting far below state and national figures. This makes it a rare pocket where half of all homes are owned outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McMillans — lower than 86% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are just $217, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Similarly, typical weekly rents are much lower than most areas at $150, compared to the national figure of $375.
$150 ▲ +87.5%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$217 ▼ -75.9%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In McMillans, Under $200 is the majority at 67%; $200–$349 is next at 33%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of all homes are owned outright, a rate far above the 31% seen across Australia. About 26.7% of households rent, which is a little below the Victorian average of 28.5%.
26.7% ▼ -36.6%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% ▲ +27.8%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In McMillans, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Rented is next at 28%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are generally large, with 83.3% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure at 0.90.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.3% ▼ -6.1%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In McMillans, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In McMillans, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in McMillans [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21632/mcmillans/topic/housing-dwellings