$158 ▲ +79.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $88
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $158
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Murrabit · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Murrabit
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far lower cost of living marks the housing market in Murrabit, where typical rents and mortgages are thousands of dollars below the national figures. This small area is almost entirely made up of detached houses, with over half of all homes owned outright.
$158
▲ +79.5%
- $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 Murrabit — lower than 85% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $158. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $867 is far below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$867 ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $789
- 2016: $759
- 2021: $867
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Murrabit, Under $200 is the majority at 75%; $200–$349 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Murrabit, Under $1,000 is the majority at 59%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is much higher than in most areas, with 54.7% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Only 9.3% of households rent, a rate far below the Victorian average.
9.3% ▼ -46.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 20.0%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.7% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 49.4%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Murrabit, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Murrabit is a separate house, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. These homes are generally large, with 80.2% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.9%
- 2016: 96.5%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.8%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Murrabit, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Murrabit, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (22%).
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 Murrabit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21840/murrabit/topic/housing-dwellings