$410 ▲ +18.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $346
- 2016: $371
- 2021: $410
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Oakleigh · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Oakleigh
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people are renting in Oakleigh than in most similar areas, with 34.5% of households paying rent. This is well above the national figure of 30.6%. The area is also marked by a lack of large family homes compared to the rest of the state.
$410
▲ +18.5%
- $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 Oakleigh — higher than 84% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $410 and monthly mortgage payments of $2,100 are both much higher than in most areas. These figures are a little above both the Victorian and national averages.
$2,100 ▲ +5.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,996
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,100
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Oakleigh, $350–$549 is the majority at 60%; $200–$349 is next at 14%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Oakleigh splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and $3,000 or more (29%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 34.5% of households renting, which is well above the Victorian average of 28.5%. Those who own their homes outright make up 31.4% of the area, a figure about the same as the state and national totals.
34.5% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.5%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.4% ▼ -9.4%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.6%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 31.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Oakleigh splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned outright (31%), with Owned with a mortgage at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are much less common than in most areas, making up 61.9% of homes. Because there are far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms than the national average, there are more people per bedroom here.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
61.9% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.5%
- 2016: 68.8%
- 2021: 61.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
60.5% ▼ -9.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 63.5%
- 2021: 60.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Oakleigh, Separate house is the majority at 62%; Flat or apartment is next at 26%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Oakleigh, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 37%, followed by 2 bedrooms (30%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
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 Oakleigh [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22000/oakleigh/topic/housing-dwellings