$250 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $175
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mooroopna · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,148 make Mooroopna far more affordable than most other areas. This low cost of living is a defining feature of the town, where both home loans and rents are well below state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mooroopna — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $250. Mortgage costs are also very low, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $1,148, which is far below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$250 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,148 ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mooroopna, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; Under $200 is next at 28%.
In Mooroopna, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (11%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in similar areas, with 30.7% of households renting. Meanwhile, 34.7% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian figure of 31%.
30.7% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.7% ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Mooroopna splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Rented (31%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 80.5% of the market, a figure well above the national average. While most homes have three or more bedrooms, this is actually a little below the state and national proportions.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.5% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.9% ▲ +1.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mooroopna, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
In Mooroopna, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mooroopna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21756/mooroopna/topic/housing-dwellings