$220 ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $166
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Orrvale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Orrvale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas make Orrvale an affordable place to live. Half of all homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure. This creates a stable housing environment where the typical weekly rent and mortgage payments are well below state and national levels.
$220
▲ +37.5%
- $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 Orrvale — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent here is $220, which is far below the $375 national figure. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,389 is well below both the state and Australian averages.
$1,389 ▲ +15.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,200
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,389
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Orrvale, $200–$349 is the majority at 53%; Under $200 is next at 34%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Orrvale splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (42%) and Under $1,000 (39%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common in Orrvale, with 50% of residents doing so, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Only 14.7% of households rent, a rate far below both Victoria and Australia.
14.7% ▼ -28.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.6%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% ▲ +6.3%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.1%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Orrvale, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91% of the local market, far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 81.4% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.0% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 94.2%
- 2021: 91.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.4% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.8%
- 2016: 84.0%
- 2021: 81.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Orrvale, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Other dwelling is next at 11%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Orrvale, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (10%).
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 Orrvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22017/orrvale/topic/housing-dwellings