$432 ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $340
- 2016: $376
- 2021: $432
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Niddrie · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Niddrie, where typical monthly mortgage payments reach $2,300. Most people here live in larger homes, with nearly 80% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This combination of expensive loans and spacious housing marks the local property landscape.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Niddrie — higher than 87% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $432, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the state and national figures. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with 30.2% of households paying $3,000 or more.
$432 ▲ +27.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,300 ▲ +17.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Niddrie, $350–$549 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 16%.
Niddrie splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (32%) and $1,800–$2,999 (32%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 20%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is lower than most areas at 37.3%, though this is still well above the Victorian and Australian figures. The proportion of households renting is higher than most areas, but remains well below the state and national averages at 23.0%.
23.0% ▲ +16.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.3% ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Niddrie splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Owned outright (37%), with Rented at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are much less common here than in most similar areas, making up 65.2% of homes. Despite this, larger homes are frequent, with 79.4% having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the state and national figures.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
65.2% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Niddrie, Separate house is the majority at 65%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 31%.
In Niddrie, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Niddrie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21942/niddrie/topic/housing-dwellings