$275 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Wallace · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A very high proportion of people live in detached houses in Mount Wallace, where home ownership is much more common than in the rest of the state. The area is dominated by separate houses, which make up 95.3% of all dwellings.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Wallace — lower than 52% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments here are $2,327, which is well above the Victorian figure. In contrast, typical weekly rents are much lower than the state and national averages, sitting at $275.
$275 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,327 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mount Wallace, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Wallace, $3,000 or more is the majority at 54%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Many residents own their homes outright, with 44.2% doing so, which is far above the national figure. Only 14% of households are renting, a rate far below that of Victoria and Australia.
14.0% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.2% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mount Wallace, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Rented (15%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are the norm here at 95.3%, far above the state and national figures. Most of these are larger homes, with 74.4% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.4% —
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mount Wallace, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Wallace, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (19%) and 5 or more (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Wallace [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21815/mount-wallace/topic/housing-dwellings