$166 ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $166
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Meerlieu · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Meerlieu
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Living costs are remarkably low in Meerlieu, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $934. This is far below the figures seen across Victoria and Australia, making it an affordable place to secure a home.
$166
▲ +10.7%
- $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 Meerlieu — lower than 83% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Both mortgages and rents are much lower than most areas. The typical weekly rent is only $166, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370.
$934 ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,120
- 2016: $1,737
- 2021: $934
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of residents (54.2%) own their homes outright, a figure far above the national level of 31%. This high rate of outright ownership helps explain why mortgage costs are so low here.
25.0% ▲ +111.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.8%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 25.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% ▼ -4.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.6%
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Meerlieu, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (21%) and Rented (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Meerlieu is a separate house, and 83.3% of these have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the Victorian average, with people per bedroom also being among the highest for similar areas.
1.00 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.4%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.3% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Meerlieu, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Meerlieu splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (31%), with 5 or more at 15%.
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 Meerlieu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21639/meerlieu/topic/housing-dwellings