$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Best · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Best
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Mount Best is a separate house, making it an area dominated by detached living. This distinct housing pattern is matched by a high rate of outright ownership and housing costs that sit well below the state and national figures.
$250
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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 Mount Best — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are just $250, which is well below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the state and national averages at $1,517.
$1,517 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mount Best, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher proportion of people own their homes outright here than in the rest of the country, at 45.0%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 20.0%, which is far below the national figure.
20.0% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mount Best, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Mount Best are typically large, with 85.0% having three or more bedrooms. Despite this, the number of people per bedroom is well below the Victorian average at 0.50.
0.50 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.50
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.
85.0% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Best, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mount Best, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 2 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Best [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21774/mount-best/topic/housing-dwellings