$420 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $420
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Montmorency · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Montmorency
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas mark Montmorency, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,167. This suburb is dominated by family-sized homes and a high rate of outright home ownership. It serves as a residential hub where most people own their own homes rather than rent.
$420
▲ +40.0%
- $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 Montmorency — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $420, and monthly mortgage payments are $2,167, both of which are much higher than most similar areas. These figures sit a little above the Victorian and national averages.
$2,167 ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,850
- 2016: $1,883
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Montmorency, $350–$549 is the majority at 64%; $200–$349 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Montmorency, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $3,000 or more (24%) and $1,000–$1,799 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 39.4% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the 17.3% of households that rent is far below both the state and national rates.
17.3% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.7%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 17.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.4% ▲ +4.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.9%
- 2016: 37.4%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Montmorency splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Owned outright (39%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 87.2% of the suburb, a figure far above the Victorian average. This helps explain why 80.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is also well above the state and national figures.
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.
87.2% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.5%
- 2016: 85.4%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.9% ▲ +3.3%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 79.8%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Montmorency, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Montmorency, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
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 Montmorency [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21735/montmorency/topic/housing-dwellings