$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mollongghip · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Fewer people per bedroom than most similar areas is a key feature of Mollongghip, where every single home is a separate house. The area is defined by large, detached properties and housing costs that sit well below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mollongghip — higher than 50% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,246, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much lower than the state and national averages, coming in at $280.
$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,246 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Mollongghip splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (36%) and $1,000–$1,799 (36%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher share of homes are owned outright here (44.1%) compared to the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 14.7% of households that rent is far below the Australian average of 30.6%.
14.7% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.1% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mollongghip, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 41%, followed by Owned outright (34%) and Other tenure (14%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 100% of the housing stock, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. This contributes to a high proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms (85.3%), though there are still fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.3% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mollongghip, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mollongghip, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mollongghip [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21724/mollongghip/topic/housing-dwellings