$270 ▲ +125.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $191
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nilma · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Nilma
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Nilma than in the rest of Victoria or Australia. The area is mostly made up of large, detached houses, with very few residents renting. This creates a housing market where home ownership is the dominant experience.
$270
▲ +125.0%
- $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 Nilma — lower than 53% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $270 is well below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments of $1,733 are higher than in most similar areas, though they remain about the same as the state and national figures.
$1,733 ▲ +44.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Nilma, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Nilma splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (35%), with Under $1,000 at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very uncommon here, with only 4.7% of households renting, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%. In contrast, 41.7% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% seen across Australia.
4.7% ▼ -50.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.5%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 4.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.7% ▲ +28.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.4%
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Nilma splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (45%), with Rented at 5%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.1% of the local housing stock, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. These homes tend to be large, with 85% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national figure.
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.
96.1% ▲ +9.4%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.8%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 96.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.0% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.0%
- 2016: 93.3%
- 2021: 85.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Nilma, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (15%).
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 Nilma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21943/nilma/topic/housing-dwellings