$200 ▲ +233.3%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $60
- 2016: $215
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Merton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Merton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A huge proportion of homes are owned outright in Merton, with 54.9% of residents owning their place without a mortgage. This is far above the national figure, marking the area as one where home ownership is much more common than in most other places.
$200
▲ +233.3%
- $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 Merton — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the state and national figures, sitting at just $200. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the national average, with a typical payment of $1,500.
$1,500 ▲ +31.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,140
- 2016: $1,400
- 2021: $1,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Merton, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The number of households renting is much lower than most areas at only 4.4%, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia. This is consistent with the high rate of outright home ownership.
4.4% ▼ -66.5%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.1%
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 4.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.9% ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 54.4%
- 2021: 54.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Merton, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 34%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Merton is a separate detached house. While 75.8% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is higher than in 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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.8% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.0%
- 2016: 69.1%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Merton, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) and 2 bedrooms (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 Merton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21670/merton/topic/housing-dwellings