$240 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $240
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Port Campbell · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Port Campbell is a separate house, with 95.1% of dwellings being detached. This creates a landscape of standalone houses where many residents own their homes outright. Typical weekly rents are well below both the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Port Campbell — lower than 63% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the Victorian and Australian figures, with a typical cost of $240. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home-loan payment is $1,712, which is about the same as the state average.
$240 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,712 ▼ -22.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Port Campbell, $200–$349 is the majority at 64%; Under $200 is next at 36%.
Port Campbell splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (39%) and $1,000–$1,799 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 14%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, with 43.9% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the national level. Around 22.0% of households are renting, which is well below the state and national proportions.
22.0% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.9% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Port Campbell, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Rented (22%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses dominate the area, and 75.6% of homes have three or more bedrooms. Despite these larger homes, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.1% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.6% ▼ -11.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Port Campbell, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
In Port Campbell, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Port Campbell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22104/port-campbell/topic/housing-dwellings