$203 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $203
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Myrrhee · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Myrrhee is a separate house, making it one of the few areas with no apartments or townhouses. This creates a landscape of mostly large family homes where the typical resident enjoys more space than people in other parts of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Myrrhee — lower than 74% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure, typically costing just $203. Monthly home loan payments are also a little lower than the state and national averages, at $1,690.
$203 —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,690 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Myrrhee splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (39%) and $1,800–$2,999 (39%), with Under $1,000 at 22%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 42.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Only 8.6% of households rent, a rate much lower than most other areas.
8.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.9% —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Myrrhee splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 9%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Myrrhee are typically larger than average, with 80% having three or more bedrooms. Because there are so many rooms, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the state and national figures.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.0% —
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Myrrhee, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Myrrhee, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Myrrhee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21860/myrrhee/topic/housing-dwellings