$220 ▲ +27.2%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $173
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mortlake · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mortlake
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define daily life in Mortlake, where the typical monthly home loan is just $932. This makes the area far more affordable than the state and national figures, with a high proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$220
▲ +27.2%
- $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 Mortlake — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at $220, and typical monthly mortgage payments are also far below the Victorian average, sitting at $932.
$932 ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $893
- 2021: $932
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mortlake, $200–$349 is the majority at 60%; Under $200 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mortlake, Under $1,000 is the majority at 56%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, with 46.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the 17.6% of households renting is far below the state average.
17.6% ▼ -19.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 21.0%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.3% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.5%
- 2016: 45.5%
- 2021: 46.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mortlake, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Rented (18%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.4% of the area, a figure far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are large, with 78.8% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.4% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.1%
- 2016: 96.4%
- 2021: 97.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.8% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.4%
- 2016: 76.8%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mortlake, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mortlake, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 50%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
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 Mortlake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21767/mortlake/topic/housing-dwellings