$400 ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $260
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pearcedale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses are the norm in Pearcedale, where nearly 97% of homes are detached dwellings. This creates a landscape dominated by large family properties, with over 93% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pearcedale — higher than 82% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are much higher than most areas, with typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,020 and typical weekly rents of $400, both of which sit a little above the Victorian figures.
$400 ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,020 ▲ +18.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Pearcedale, $350–$549 is the majority at 61%; $200–$349 is next at 22%.
In Pearcedale, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (27%) and $3,000 or more (23%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here—just 9.6%, which is far below the state and national figures. Instead, 36.9% of homes are owned outright, a result that is well above the Australian average.
9.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.9% ▲ +7.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Pearcedale, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 37%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, with 96.6% being separate houses and 93.3% having at least three bedrooms, a proportion far above the rest of Victoria.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.6% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.3% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Pearcedale, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Flat or apartment is next at 2%.
Pearcedale splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 4 bedrooms (40%), with 5 or more at 12%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Pearcedale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22050/pearcedale/topic/housing-dwellings