$293 ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $215
- 2016: $118
- 2021: $293
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Millbrook · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Millbrook is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. Most families live in larger properties, with 82.5% of homes having three or more bedrooms. This creates a landscape of spacious housing that differs significantly from the state and national patterns.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Millbrook — higher than 55% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $293 is well below both the Victorian and national figures. However, those with mortgages face higher costs than most areas, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $1,993.
$293 ▲ +36.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,993 ▲ +31.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Millbrook, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Millbrook, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $3,000 or more (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (24%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than across Victoria and Australia, with only 12.3% of households renting. Nearly half of all homes, 47.4%, are owned with a mortgage, while 33.3% are owned outright.
12.3% ▲ +58.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.3% ▼ -31.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Millbrook, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 44%, followed by Owned outright (31%) and Rented (11%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 100% of the housing stock, a figure far above the state and national averages. These homes are typically large, with 77.2% of properties having either three or four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.5% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Millbrook, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Millbrook splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (43%) and 4 bedrooms (43%), with 2 bedrooms at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Millbrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21684/millbrook/topic/housing-dwellings