$365 ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $335
- 2021: $365
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Montrose · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Montrose
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 92% of all homes in Montrose, creating a landscape dominated by detached dwellings. This is far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most residents here own their own homes, with very few households renting compared to other parts of the state.
$365
▲ +46.0%
- $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 Montrose — higher than 74% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $2,000, which is much higher than most areas. Similarly, the usual weekly rent of $365 is also much higher than in most other similar places.
$2,000 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,761
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Montrose, $350–$549 is the majority at 54%; $200–$349 is next at 29%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Montrose, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (28%) and $3,000 or more (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 36.3% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national average. Only 8.5% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national levels.
8.5% ▼ -25.6%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.5%
- 2016: 10.7%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.3% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.4%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Montrose, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 36%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Houses here are generally large, with 87.9% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Victorian average of 74.1%. This is consistent with the same high rate of people per bedroom seen across Australia.
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.
92.0% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.4%
- 2016: 92.2%
- 2021: 92.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.9% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.3%
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 87.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Montrose, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Montrose, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) 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 Montrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21736/montrose/topic/housing-dwellings