$351 —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $351
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Molesworth · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Molesworth
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Molesworth than in the rest of Victoria. This is a place of large, detached houses where very few people rent. The typical home here is a separate house with three or more bedrooms.
$351
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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 Molesworth — higher than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,733 and weekly rents of $351 are both higher than in most similar areas, though they remain about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,733 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $2,156
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Molesworth, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 56.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 8.1% of households rent, a rate far below the Australian average of 30.6%.
8.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.3%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.8% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.5%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Molesworth, Owned outright is the majority at 60%; Other tenure is next at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is dominated by separate houses, which make up 89.2% of all homes. These are typically large, with 86.5% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the Victorian average.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.2% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.8%
- 2021: 89.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.5% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.5%
- 2021: 86.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Molesworth, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Other dwelling is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Molesworth, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (22%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
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 Molesworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21721/molesworth/topic/housing-dwellings