$300 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Port Fairy · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Port Fairy
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly half of all homes in Port Fairy are owned outright, a figure far above the national average. This creates a housing market where a huge proportion of residents have no mortgage, while the remaining properties are predominantly large, detached houses.
$300
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Port Fairy — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,733 are higher than most areas, though they sit about the same as the Victorian and Australian averages.
$1,733 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,588
- 2016: $1,560
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Port Fairy splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (42%) and $350–$549 (39%), with Under $200 at 19%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Port Fairy splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and $1,800–$2,999 (34%), with Under $1,000 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 49.7% of homes owned outright, far above the 31% seen across Australia. In contrast, only 19.9% of households are renting, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%.
19.9% ▼ -17.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.2%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 19.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.7% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 46.2%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Port Fairy, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Rented (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 90% of the market, far above the national average of 72.3%. These homes tend to be large, with 77.9% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.0% ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 91.4%
- 2021: 90.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.7%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Port Fairy, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Port Fairy, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) 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 Port Fairy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22105/port-fairy/topic/housing-dwellings