$220 ▲ +76.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $125
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Port Welshpool · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Port Welshpool
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make Port Welshpool a very affordable place to live. Most homes are owned outright, with the typical monthly mortgage payment of $888 sitting far below the national figure.
$220
▲ +76.0%
- $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 Welshpool — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $220, which is far below the Victorian average of $370. Mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with 100% of the distribution falling under $1,000 a month.
$888 ▲ +34.5%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $660
- 2016: $840
- 2021: $888
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Port Welshpool, Under $200 is the majority at 63%; $350–$549 is next at 38%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Port Welshpool, Under $1,000 is the majority at 88%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 12%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 63.2% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 12.3% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
12.3% ▲ +3.0%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.9%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 12.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
63.2% ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 56.0%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 63.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Port Welshpool, Owned outright is the majority at 66%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.3% of the area, far above the Victorian average. While 72.6% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are only 0.60 people per bedroom, which is well below the national figure.
0.60 ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.3% ▼ -5.7%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 94.7%
- 2021: 94.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.6% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 67.0%
- 2021: 72.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Port Welshpool, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Port Welshpool, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 65%; 2 bedrooms is next at 21%.
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 Welshpool [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22108/port-welshpool/topic/housing-dwellings