$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mooralla · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Mooralla is a separate house, making it an area dominated by detached living. This creates a landscape of spacious properties where home ownership is high and housing costs remain very affordable compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooralla — lower than 86% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with the typical weekly rent of $150 and monthly mortgage payments of $934 both sitting far below the Victorian and national figures.
$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$934 —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mooralla, Under $1,000 is the majority at 55%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 45%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong, as 46.7% of homes are owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 10% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
10.0% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.7% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mooralla, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 32%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The housing stock consists entirely of separate houses, with 96.7% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Victorian average of 74.1%, though there are slightly 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.
96.7% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mooralla, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mooralla, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (9%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mooralla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21749/mooralla/topic/housing-dwellings