$344 ▲ +129.3%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $344
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moe South · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Moe South
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people own their homes outright in Moe South than in most similar areas. This creates a stable housing market where over half the population has no mortgage, and only 5% of households are renting.
$344
▲ +129.3%
- $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 Moe South — higher than 70% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $344, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit at $1,755, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,755 ▲ +1.3%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,755
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Moe South splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (31%), with Under $1,000 at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 50.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. This helps explain why the rental rate of 5% is much lower than in most other areas.
5.0% ▼ -29.6%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.1%
- 2016: 7.2%
- 2021: 5.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.3% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 41.6%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Moe South, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Rented (5%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.1% of all homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 87.8% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the state average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.1% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.7%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 96.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.8% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.9%
- 2016: 88.0%
- 2021: 87.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Moe South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Moe South, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 3 bedrooms (39%) and 5 or more (11%).
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 Moe South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21717/moe-south/topic/housing-dwellings