$300 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Oxley · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 100% of the local housing stock in Oxley, a far higher proportion than the national figure. This is a predominantly owner-occupied area where nearly half of all homes are owned outright. The typical housing costs here remain a little below both the Victorian and Australian averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Oxley — higher than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Mortgage holders also pay a little less than the average, with the usual monthly payment sitting at $1,603.
$300 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,603 ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Oxley, $200–$349 is the majority at 73%; $350–$549 is next at 27%.
In Oxley, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (28%) and Under $1,000 (26%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 46.3% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Only 10.2% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
10.2% ▲ +22.5%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.3% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Oxley, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Rented (10%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 89.4% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, far above the Victorian average of 74.1%. Every single home in the area is a separate detached house.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.4% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Oxley splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (44%) and 4 bedrooms (42%), with 2 bedrooms at 9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Oxley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22022/oxley/topic/housing-dwellings