$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $60
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Melville Forest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Melville Forest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs have stayed very low in Melville Forest, making it one of the most affordable spots in the region. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $797, which is far below the national figure. This affordability is paired with a strong preference for large, detached family homes.
$150
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- $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 Melville Forest — lower than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are much lower than most areas at $150, which is far below the $375 national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the state average, sitting at $797 compared to $1,859 in Victoria.
$797 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 40.9% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Only 18.2% of households rent, a rate far below the Australian average of 30.6%.
18.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.9% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Melville Forest splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (29%) and Owned with a mortgage (29%), with Other tenure at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, far above the 72.3% national average. These homes are typically large, with 86.4% having three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are a little more people per bedroom than the state average.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.90
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.
86.4% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Melville Forest, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Melville Forest, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 4 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Melville Forest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21645/melville-forest/topic/housing-dwellings