$260 ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $175
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Neerim South · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Neerim South
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people own their homes outright in Neerim South than in most similar areas. This is a place of large, detached houses where nearly half of all homes are owned fully without a mortgage. It is a low-density area with very few renters and a high proportion of spacious family homes.
$260
▲ +48.6%
- $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 Neerim South — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the national figure at $260. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the Victorian typical of $1,859, sitting at $1,549.
$1,549 ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,559
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,549
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Neerim South splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (37%) and Under $200 (32%), with $350–$549 at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Neerim South, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (25%) and $1,800–$2,999 (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 47.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 11.7% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national averages.
11.7% ▼ -29.7%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 13.0%
- 2021: 11.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.4% ▲ +17.4%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.4%
- 2016: 39.5%
- 2021: 47.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Neerim South, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.9% of all homes, which is far above the Australian average. These homes are generally large, with 81.8% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.9% ▲ +2.8%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.3%
- 2016: 95.9%
- 2021: 95.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.8% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.7%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Neerim South, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Flat or apartment is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Neerim South splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (39%) and 4 bedrooms (36%), with 2 bedrooms at 15%.
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 Neerim South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21911/neerim-south/topic/housing-dwellings