$360 ▲ +23.3%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $292
- 2016: $310
- 2021: $360
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Miners Rest · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Miners Rest
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up nearly every home in Miners Rest, where 98.6% of dwellings are detached. This creates a landscape of large family homes, with almost every property having three or more bedrooms. It is an area where the vast majority of people own their own home, rather than renting.
$360
▲ +23.3%
- $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 Miners Rest — higher than 73% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $360, which is about the same as the state and national figures. For those with a mortgage, the usual monthly payment is $1,517, a little below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$1,517 ▼ -6.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,629
- 2016: $1,518
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Miners Rest, $350–$549 is the majority at 59%; $200–$349 is next at 35%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Miners Rest, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common, though only 23.5% of homes are owned outright, which is well below the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the 16.7% of households that rent is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
16.7% ▲ +23.1%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 16.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
23.5% ▲ +11.2%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.4%
- 2021: 23.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Miners Rest, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 59%; Owned outright is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, with 96.7% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms—far above the 73.8% national average. This is consistent with the fact that 98.6% of homes are separate houses, a proportion far above the rest of Victoria.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.6% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.3%
- 2016: 99.2%
- 2021: 98.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.7% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.2%
- 2016: 94.5%
- 2021: 96.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Miners Rest, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Miners Rest splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (48%) and 3 bedrooms (45%), with 5 or more at 4%.
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 Miners Rest [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21691/miners-rest/topic/housing-dwellings