$351 ▲ +20.6%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $291
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $351
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pakenham · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Pakenham
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more detached houses are found in Pakenham than in the typical Victorian or Australian suburb. This is a place of large homes and high rental demand, where 86.4% of dwellings are separate houses. Most residents live in family-sized properties, though very few own their homes outright.
$351
▲ +20.6%
- $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 Pakenham — higher than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $351, and the usual monthly home loan payment is $1,733. Both figures are higher than most similar areas, though they remain about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
$1,733 ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,777
- 2016: $1,700
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Pakenham, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 38%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Pakenham splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (41%) and $1,800–$2,999 (40%), with Under $1,000 at 12%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, accounting for 30.8% of households. This sits alongside a very low rate of outright home ownership at 18.7%, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
30.8% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
18.7% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.0%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 18.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Pakenham, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 46%, followed by Rented (31%) and Owned outright (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 86.4% of dwellings being separate houses and most having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the state and national figures, though the number of people per bedroom stays about the same as the rest of the country.
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.
86.4% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.2%
- 2016: 88.0%
- 2021: 86.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.4% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.4%
- 2016: 86.2%
- 2021: 86.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Pakenham, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Pakenham, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (38%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
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 Pakenham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22027/pakenham/topic/housing-dwellings