$300 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $285
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Moriac · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Mount Moriac is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This creates a landscape dominated by large family homes, though mortgage costs for these properties are typically much higher than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Moriac — higher than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $2,194, which is a little above the Victorian and national figures. In contrast, weekly rent is $300, which is well below the Australian average of $375.
$300 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,194 ▲ +119.4%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mount Moriac, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Moriac, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 44%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (32%) and Under $1,000 (12%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home is common here, with 38.4% owned outright, well above the national figure. Only 10.5% of households rent, which is far below both the state and national averages.
10.5% ▼ -31.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.4% ▼ -14.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Mount Moriac splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (44%) and Owned outright (39%), with Rented at 11%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are significantly larger than usual, with 84.9% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average of 73.8%, reflecting the area's status as 100% separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.9% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mount Moriac, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Moriac, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 5 or more (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Moriac [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21805/mount-moriac/topic/housing-dwellings