$386 ▲ +33.1%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $346
- 2021: $386
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Murrumbeena · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Murrumbeena
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people are renting in Murrumbeena than in most similar areas, with 36.4% of households paying rent. This trend is reflected in the high costs for both renters and buyers, where typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents are much higher than in most other areas.
$386
▲ +33.1%
- $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 Murrumbeena — higher than 79% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $386, which is much higher than most areas and about the same as the national figure of $375. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,167, which is a little above both the Victorian and Australian figures.
$2,167 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Murrumbeena, the largest group is $350–$549 at 41%, followed by $200–$349 (36%) and $550–$749 (12%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Murrumbeena splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (29%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 36.4% of households renting, a figure well above the national average of 30.6%. Meanwhile, homes owned outright make up 29.5% of the total, which is much lower than in most other areas.
36.4% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 38.1%
- 2021: 36.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.5% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.8%
- 2016: 28.5%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Murrumbeena splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (32%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than in the rest of the state, making up only 45.6% of homes. Because there are far fewer large homes, there are more people per bedroom (0.90) than the national figure of 0.80.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
45.6% ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 53.5%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
52.7% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.9%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 52.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Murrumbeena, the largest group is Separate house at 46%, followed by Flat or apartment (29%) and Townhouse / semi-detached (25%).
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Murrumbeena splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (29%), with 4 bedrooms at 17%.
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 Murrumbeena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21849/murrumbeena/topic/housing-dwellings