$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nirranda South · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Nirranda South is a separate house. This rural landscape is dominated by larger family dwellings, though residents face a mix of very low rental costs and relatively high mortgage payments.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nirranda South — lower than 94% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,058, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure. In contrast, weekly rent is among the lowest at this level at just $100, far below the Victorian and Australian averages.
$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,058 —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Nirranda South, $3,000 or more is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgages are common here, with 37.5% of homes owned with a loan. Very few homes are owned outright at 18.8%, a figure far below the state and national levels, while 15.6% of households are renting.
15.6% —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
18.8% —
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Nirranda South, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 46%, followed by Owned outright (23%) and Rented (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is made up entirely of detached houses, with 78.1% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the Victorian and Australian figures, and the typical number of people per bedroom is 0.80.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.1% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Nirranda South, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Nirranda South, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Nirranda South [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21951/nirranda-south/topic/housing-dwellings