$431 ▲ +31.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $329
- 2016: $380
- 2021: $431
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moorabbin · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Moorabbin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High housing costs define Moorabbin, where the typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,300 is much higher than in most areas. This pressure is felt across the board, with both mortgage repayments and weekly rents sitting above the state and national figures.
$431
▲ +31.0%
- $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 Moorabbin — higher than 87% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $431, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with 32.5% of households paying $3,000 or more per month.
$2,300 ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Moorabbin, the largest group is $350–$549 at 48%, followed by $200–$349 (17%) and $550–$749 (16%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Moorabbin splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (33%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 28.7% of households renting. Meanwhile, the share of homes owned outright is 29.6%, which is a little below the national figure of 31.0%.
28.7% ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.6%
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 28.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.6% ▼ -23.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.8%
- 2016: 32.8%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Moorabbin, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 38%, followed by Owned outright (30%) and Rented (29%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are common at 76.7%, a figure well above the state and national averages. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the national figure, which helps explain why there are more people per bedroom here than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
76.7% ▼ -4.5%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.3%
- 2016: 78.7%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.9% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 69.2%
- 2021: 69.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Moorabbin, Separate house is the majority at 77%; Flat or apartment is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Moorabbin, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
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 Moorabbin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21746/moorabbin/topic/housing-dwellings