$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Middle Tarwin · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Middle Tarwin than in most similar areas. Every single home here is a separate house, typically with three or more bedrooms, making it a place defined by spacious, owner-occupied living.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Middle Tarwin — lower than 80% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $180. Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,625, which is a little below both the state and national figures.
$180 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,625 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Middle Tarwin, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Middle Tarwin, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high, with 58.8% of homes owned outright, far above the 31% national average. This helps explain why the rental rate is much lower than most areas at only 8.8%.
8.8% —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.8% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Middle Tarwin, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
All homes in the area are separate houses, and every one of them has at least three bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than usual.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
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.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Middle Tarwin, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Middle Tarwin, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 5 or more (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Middle Tarwin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21678/middle-tarwin/topic/housing-dwellings