$250 ▲ +108.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $175
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pomonal · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs make Pomonal an affordable place to live, with typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,192. Most people here own their homes outright, creating a residential landscape where very few residents have to rent.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pomonal — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure, sitting at $250. Mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment of $1,192 falling well below the Victorian average.
$250 ▲ +108.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,192 ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Pomonal, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Pomonal, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 46%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (9%).
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher proportion of people in Pomonal own their homes outright compared to the rest of the country, at 52.2%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is far below the state and national figures, at just 7.2%.
7.2% ▼ -35.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.2% ▼ -11.5%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Pomonal, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (7%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in the area is a separate house, with 97.8% being detached. These homes tend to be large, as 79.7% have three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national average.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.8% ▼ -2.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.7% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Pomonal, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Pomonal, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Pomonal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22094/pomonal/topic/housing-dwellings