$392 ▲ +35.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $392
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mentone · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mentone
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer detached houses are found in Mentone than in the rest of Victoria, with only 44% of homes being separate houses. This shift toward denser living is paired with housing costs that are much higher than most areas, including a typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,167.
$392
▲ +35.2%
- $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 Mentone — higher than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are a little above the Victorian figure of $1,859, while weekly rents are about the same as the national figure at $392. Both are much higher than in most other areas.
$2,167 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mentone, the largest group is $350–$549 at 48%, followed by $200–$349 (29%) and $550–$749 (12%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Mentone splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and $3,000 or more (30%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 32.2% of households renting. This is well above the Victorian rate of 28.5%. Meanwhile, 31.7% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
32.2% ▲ +7.3%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.7% ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.7%
- 2016: 31.6%
- 2021: 31.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Mentone splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (32%), with Owned outright at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common than the national figure, and homes with three or more bedrooms are also far below the Victorian average. With many townhouses and apartments, there are 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
44.0% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.9%
- 2016: 43.5%
- 2021: 44.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.8% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.7%
- 2016: 55.6%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mentone, the largest group is Separate house at 44%, followed by Townhouse / semi-detached (37%) and Flat or apartment (18%).
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Mentone splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (31%), with 4 bedrooms 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 Mentone [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21648/mentone/topic/housing-dwellings