$210 ▲ +200.0%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $70
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nowa Nowa · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Nowa Nowa
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nowa Nowa has seen a steady shift in its housing landscape since 2011. It is now a place where housing costs are far lower than national figures, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of just $850. This affordability is paired with a very high rate of outright home ownership.
$210
▲ +200.0%
- $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 Nowa Nowa — lower than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure at $210. This low cost extends to mortgages, where the typical monthly payment is $850, which is far below the Victorian typical payment of $1,859.
$850 ▼ -2.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $867
- 2021: $850
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Nowa Nowa, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Nowa Nowa, Under $1,000 is the majority at 71%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 29%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, accounting for 48.7% of households. Meanwhile, the 13.2% of households that rent is far below the state and national figures.
13.2% ▼ -16.9%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.8%
- 2016: 13.9%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.7% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 48.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Nowa Nowa, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Nowa Nowa is a separate house. While detached housing is far more common here than across Victoria, the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the national figure at 64.5%.
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.
100.0% ▲ +7.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.8%
- 2016: 84.8%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.5% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 64.6%
- 2021: 64.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Nowa Nowa, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Nowa Nowa splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (28%), with 2 bedrooms at 24%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Nowa Nowa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21975/nowa-nowa/topic/housing-dwellings