$300 ▲ +36.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $251
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Melton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Melton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly home loan payments in Melton are just $1,300, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. This makes the area more affordable than most, though a high number of residents rent their homes. Most people live in large, detached houses with three or more bedrooms.
$300
▲ +36.4%
- $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 Melton — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is typically $300, which is a little below the state average and well below the national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than in most areas, with nearly half of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799.
$1,300 ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,200
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Melton, $200–$349 is the majority at 76%; $350–$549 is next at 14%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Melton, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 29%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.4% of households renting, which is well above the state and national figures. About 32.5% of homes are owned outright, a rate slightly above the Australian average.
34.4% ▲ +10.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.1%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 34.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.5% ▲ +2.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.8%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Melton splits fairly evenly between Rented (34%) and Owned outright (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common in Melton, making up 83.3% of all homes, which is far above the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 84% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a rate well above the Victorian average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.4%
- 2016: 83.5%
- 2021: 83.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.0% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.9%
- 2016: 83.4%
- 2021: 84.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Melton, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 17%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Melton, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 65%; 4 bedrooms is next at 18%.
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 Melton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21642/melton/topic/housing-dwellings