$650 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moonlight Flat · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Moonlight Flat
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Moonlight Flat has remained consistently detached, with every single home in the area being a separate house. While the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,382 is well below the national figure, rental costs are exceptionally high for the region.
$650
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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 Moonlight Flat — higher than 99% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far above the national figure at $650. This contrasts with mortgage payments, which are much lower than most areas and well below the Victorian typical of $1,859.
$1,382 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,382
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Moonlight Flat, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 41.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian average. Only 12.9% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national levels.
12.9% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.9% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Moonlight Flat, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 37%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the national figure, and there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than usual.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.7% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.8%
- 2021: 67.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Moonlight Flat, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Moonlight Flat, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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 Moonlight Flat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21744/moonlight-flat/topic/housing-dwellings