$258 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Milltown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Milltown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A few of the lowest home-loan payments in the region make Milltown a highly affordable place to live. The area is dominated by detached houses, with very few people renting compared to the rest of the state.
$258
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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 Milltown — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $489, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also well below the national average, sitting at $258.
$489 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $834
- 2021: $489
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Milltown, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is common here at 39.3%, which is well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, only 10.7% of households rent, a figure far below the national rate of 30.6%.
10.7% —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 10.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.3% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Milltown, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (23%) and Other tenure (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Milltown is a separate house, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are large, with 78.6% having three or more bedrooms, though there are typically only 0.6 people per bedroom.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 95.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.2%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Milltown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Milltown splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (36%) and 4 bedrooms (36%), with 5 or more at 16%.
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 Milltown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21687/milltown/topic/housing-dwellings