$125 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2021: $125
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Camel · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Camel
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define Mount Camel compared to the rest of the state and country. The area is almost entirely made up of separate houses, with a very high proportion of people owning their homes outright. This creates a local housing market that is much more affordable than the Victorian average.
$125
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Mount Camel — lower than 90% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $125, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with the typical payment sitting at $1,300.
$1,300 ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,167
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mount Camel, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 70%; Under $1,000 is next at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 56.1% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31.0%. This is reflected in the renting rate, which is much lower than most areas at only 5.3%.
5.3% ▼ -37.4%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.4%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 5.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.1% ▲ +19.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mount Camel, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 40%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Mount Camel is a separate house, a figure far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. About 73.7% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, and there are typically 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +8.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.4%
- 2016: 97.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.7% ▲ +3.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.9%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 73.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Camel, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mount Camel, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (23%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
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 Mount Camel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21781/mount-camel/topic/housing-dwellings