$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Porcupine Ridge · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Porcupine Ridge
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing patterns in Porcupine Ridge have remained steady, with the area now defined by a very high rate of home ownership. Half of all residents own their homes outright, which is far above the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$300
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- $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 Porcupine Ridge — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,820, which is higher than most similar areas. Weekly rent is $300, a figure that is well below the national average.
$1,820 —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,820
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Porcupine Ridge, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 59%; Under $1,000 is next at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 50% of homes are owned outright, far above the Victorian average of 32.2%. This helps explain why the rental rate is just 9.1%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
9.1% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 5.8%
- 2021: 9.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Porcupine Ridge, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (9%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house. While these homes are all detached, the proportion of those with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure of 73.8%.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 98.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
59.1% —
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 59.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Porcupine Ridge, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Porcupine Ridge, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 33%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Porcupine Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22101/porcupine-ridge/topic/housing-dwellings