$420 ▲ +58.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $265
- 2016: $310
- 2021: $420
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Point Lonsdale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Point Lonsdale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most similar areas define Point Lonsdale. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,000, and the usual weekly rent is $420. This is a place where a large majority of homes are owned outright and most properties are spacious detached houses.
$420
▲ +58.5%
- $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 Point Lonsdale — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,000, and weekly rents are $420. Both figures are much higher than most similar areas, though they sit just a little above the state and national figures.
$2,000 ▲ +53.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,616
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Point Lonsdale, $350–$549 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Point Lonsdale, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (23%) and $3,000 or more (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 56.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the Australian average at just 13.1%.
13.1% ▼ -33.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.9% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 58.0%
- 2021: 56.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Point Lonsdale, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 87.5% of homes, a figure far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 84.1% having three or more bedrooms, though there are only 0.60 people per bedroom, which is well below the national figure.
0.60 ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.5% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 89.3%
- 2021: 87.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.1% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.5%
- 2016: 83.2%
- 2021: 84.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Point Lonsdale, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 11%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Point Lonsdale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 30%.
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 Point Lonsdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22088/point-lonsdale/topic/housing-dwellings