$120 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Myrtlebank · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Myrtlebank than in the rest of the state. This is a place of large, detached houses where renting is very rare. Most residents live in houses with three or more bedrooms, and typical housing costs are lower than the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Myrtlebank — lower than 91% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $120. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the state and national figures, sitting at $1,619.
$120 —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,619 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Myrtlebank, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than across Australia, at 54.3%. This helps explain why the share of households renting is far below the state average at only 6.5%.
6.5% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.3% —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Myrtlebank, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 40%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 89.1% of all homes, which is far above the national figure. These are typically large family homes, with 89.1% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.1% —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.1% —
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Myrtlebank, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Myrtlebank, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Myrtlebank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21862/myrtlebank/topic/housing-dwellings