$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Murraydale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Murraydale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Murraydale is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This small locality is marked by very low housing costs, with typical weekly rents and mortgage payments sitting far below state and national figures.
$200
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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 Murraydale — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the Victoria figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also well below the national average, sitting at $1,452.
$1,452 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,500
- 2021: $1,452
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Murraydale, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, with only 10.5% of households renting—a figure far below the national average of 30.6%. Instead, 36.8% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Victoria average.
10.5% —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.8% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.0%
- 2021: 36.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Murraydale splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (44%), with Rented at 13%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Murraydale are typically large, with 86.8% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.8% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 86.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Murraydale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Murraydale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 4 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Murraydale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21844/murraydale/topic/housing-dwellings