$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Emu · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Emu
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A stark divide in housing costs defines daily life in Mount Emu, where mortgage payments are exceptionally high while rents remain very low. The typical monthly home loan payment of $4,000 is far above the national figure, though few people pay more than $100 a week in rent.
$100
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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 Emu — lower than 94% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Mortgage costs are among the highest for similar areas, with typical monthly payments reaching $4,000. In contrast, weekly rent is only $100, which is far below the figures for both Victoria and Australia.
$4,000 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 33%, ahead of Rented (33%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Mount Emu splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Rented (50%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the area are used quite intensively, with 0.80 people per bedroom. This is higher than most similar areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Emu, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Mount Emu splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (50%) and 4 bedrooms (50%).
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 Emu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21794/mount-emu/topic/housing-dwellings