$300 ▲ +23.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $243
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Newhaven · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Newhaven
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 85.1% of the homes in Newhaven, far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. This is a place where home ownership is very strong and housing costs are generally lower than the state and national averages.
$300
▲ +23.5%
- $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 Newhaven — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $300 is well below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,497 is a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
$1,497 ▲ +32.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,127
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,497
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Newhaven, $350–$549 is the majority at 53%; $200–$349 is next at 47%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Newhaven, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and $1,000–$1,799 (28%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here, at 57.7%, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state and national rates at 15.3%.
15.3% ▼ -29.1%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.7%
- 2016: 17.7%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
57.7% ▲ +19.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.4%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 57.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Newhaven, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Newhaven tend to be large, with 86.0% having three or more bedrooms. Because of this, the number of people per bedroom is 0.70, which is a little below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.1% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.7%
- 2016: 89.2%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.0% ▲ +13.1%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.1%
- 2016: 82.3%
- 2021: 86.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Newhaven, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Flat or apartment is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Newhaven, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Newhaven [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21928/newhaven/topic/housing-dwellings