$300 ▲ +130.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nerrena · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Nerrena
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A strong preference for large, detached homes defines Nerrena, where 100% of dwellings are separate houses. This creates a landscape far different from the state average, with a huge proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$300
▲ +130.8%
- $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 Nerrena — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the state and national averages, with the usual payment being $1,517.
$1,517 ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,257
- 2016: $1,214
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Nerrena, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 54.2% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. This helps explain why only 10.8% of households are renting, which is far below the state and national levels.
10.8% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.1%
- 2016: 11.0%
- 2021: 10.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% ▲ +37.6%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.4%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Nerrena, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, and 89.2% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average of 73.8%, with nearly half of all homes having four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 95.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.2% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.8%
- 2016: 84.1%
- 2021: 89.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Nerrena, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Nerrena, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 3 bedrooms is next at 36%.
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 Nerrena [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21915/nerrena/topic/housing-dwellings