$250 ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Poowong North · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Poowong North
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Poowong North is a separate house, creating a landscape of standalone dwellings. This is a stable area where more than half of the residents own their homes outright, far above the national figure.
$250
▲ +66.7%
- $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 Poowong North — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $250, which is well below both the Victorian and national figures. Home-loan payments are also a little lower than the state and national averages, usually around $1,700 a month.
$1,700 ▲ +26.6%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,343
- 2016: $1,599
- 2021: $1,700
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Poowong North, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Poowong North splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (50%) and $1,800–$2,999 (50%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here at 51.7%, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia. Conversely, the share of households renting is far below the state and national averages at 15.0%.
15.0% ▼ -40.6%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 15.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.7% ▲ +40.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 32.7%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Poowong North, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Standalone houses make up 100% of the local housing stock, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes tend to be spacious, with nearly half having four bedrooms, and there are a little more people per bedroom here than across Australia.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 96.4%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.7% ▼ -21.7%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.5%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Poowong North, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Poowong North, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 3 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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 Poowong North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22100/poowong-north/topic/housing-dwellings