$50 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $30
- 2021: $50
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Merrinee · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Merrinee
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Merrinee has remained very affordable, though it is a sparsely populated area. The most striking feature is the extremely low cost of renting compared to the rest of the country.
$50
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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 Merrinee — lower than 99% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
A typical weekly rent is just $50, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Victorian figure of $370.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Merrinee, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 67%, ahead of Rented (33%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Merrinee, Owned outright is the majority at 67%; Rented is next at 33%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are slightly more crowded than usual, with 0.90 people per bedroom, which is a little above the Australian average of 0.80.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Merrinee, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Merrinee, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 3 bedrooms is next at 40%.
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 Merrinee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21669/merrinee/topic/housing-dwellings