$191 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Narbethong · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Narbethong than in most other areas, with only 6% of households renting. This makes it a place where home ownership is very common, and the typical costs for both mortgages and rent are well below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Narbethong — lower than 77% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at $191. This trend carries over to mortgages, where the typical monthly payment of $1,472 is well below the Australian average of $1,863.
$191 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,472 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Narbethong, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Narbethong, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 62%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Almost half of all homes in Narbethong are owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. This helps explain why the proportion of renters is so much lower than in most other areas.
6.0% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Narbethong, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 39%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 92.9% of the local housing stock, far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are well below the state average, at 64.3%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.9% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.3% —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Narbethong, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Narbethong, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (20%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Narbethong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21880/narbethong/topic/housing-dwellings