$258 ▲ +49.1%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $173
- 2016: $143
- 2021: $258
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Merricks North · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Merricks North
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A massive 99.3% of homes in Merricks North are separate houses, making it a community almost entirely made up of detached dwellings. Most of these are large family homes, with a very high proportion of residents owning their houses outright compared to the rest of the country.
$258
▲ +49.1%
- $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 Merricks North — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are far above the national figure, reaching $3,467. In contrast, weekly rent is well below both the Victorian and Australian averages at $258.
$3,467 ▲ +93.5%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,792
- 2016: $1,875
- 2021: $3,467
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Merricks North, Under $200 is the majority at 77%; $350–$549 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Merricks North, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (24%) and $1,000–$1,799 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 55.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is far below the state and national averages at 11.5%.
11.5% ▼ -30.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.4%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 11.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.4% ▲ +10.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.0%
- 2016: 53.9%
- 2021: 55.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Merricks North, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Merricks North tend to be large, as 85.1% have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other areas.
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.
99.3% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 99.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.1% ▼ -7.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.0%
- 2016: 83.0%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Merricks North, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Merricks North splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (36%) and 4 bedrooms (32%), with 5 or more at 20%.
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 Merricks North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21664/merricks-north/topic/housing-dwellings