$160 ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nirranda · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $160 makes Nirranda much more affordable for renters than most other areas. While rental costs are very low, the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,842 is higher than in most similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nirranda — lower than 84% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the Victorian figure of $370 and the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments are about the same as the rest of the state and country.
$160 ▲ +33.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,842 ▼ -41.4%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Nirranda, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in similar areas, with 28.6% of households renting. This is mirrored by the 28.6% who own their homes outright, a figure well below the state average.
28.6% ▲ +40.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.6% ▼ -23.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Nirranda splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Rented (35%), with Owned with a mortgage at 29%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Nirranda is a separate house, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 76.2% having three or more bedrooms, though there are much fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.60 ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.2% ▼ -11.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Nirranda, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Nirranda, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 4 bedrooms is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Nirranda [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21949/nirranda/topic/housing-dwellings