Murrawee · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Murrawee

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Much lower housing costs make Murrawee a very affordable place to live. Every single home in the area is a separate house, with nearly all of them having three or more bedrooms.

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📍 Murrawee, Suburb / Locality

Where Murrawee sits — Median rent (weekly)

$200
  • $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 Murrawee — lower than 75% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Murrawee$200
3586, VIC $250
Victoria $370
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $200. Typical monthly home-loan payments are also well below the state and national averages, sitting at $1,454.

$200

Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $150
  • 2021: $200

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,454

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,733
  • 2021: $1,454

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Murrawee, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 21%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is strong here, with 43.2% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian average. Only 11.4% of households are renting, a figure far below the state and national levels.

11.4%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 14.9%
  • 2021: 11.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

43.2%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.5%
  • 2021: 43.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Murrawee splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (45%) and Owned outright (43%), with Rented at 11%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

The area consists entirely of separate houses, with 97.7% of homes having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure, though the number of people per bedroom is about the same as the rest of Australia.

0.80

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 83.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

97.7%

Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 97.9%
  • 2021: 97.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Murrawee, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Murrawee splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (47%) and 4 bedrooms (42%), with 5 or more at 12%.

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 Murrawee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21842/murrawee/topic/housing-dwellings