$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Nowie · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $175 makes Nowie one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This low cost of housing is the defining feature of the local property market, sitting far below both state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Nowie — lower than 81% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent in Nowie is far below the Victorian average of $370 and the Australian figure of $375, coming in at $175. This is much lower than most other similar areas.
$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 38%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Nowie, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom in the area. This is about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia, though it is higher than most other similar areas.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Nowie, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Nowie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21977/nowie/topic/housing-dwellings