$265 ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $217
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $265
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Puckapunyal · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly every home in Puckapunyal is rented, a figure far above the state and national rates. This creates a unique housing landscape where almost no one owns their home outright. The area is dominated by large, separate houses that provide more space per bedroom than is typical across Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Puckapunyal — lower than 55% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are well below the Victorian and national figures, with the typical resident paying $265. Most renters, about 81%, pay between $200 and $349 per week.
$265 ▲ +22.1%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,714 ▲ +27.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Puckapunyal, $200–$349 is the majority at 85%; $350–$549 is next at 11%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is the norm here for 98.3% of households, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. In contrast, the share of homes owned outright is 0.0%, among the lowest for its level.
98.3% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Puckapunyal, Rented is the majority at 98%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 2%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common than in the rest of the state, making up 98.7% of all homes. These are typically large, with 96.6% of homes having three or more bedrooms, leading to a higher number of people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.7% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.6% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Puckapunyal, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
In Puckapunyal, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 4 bedrooms is next at 35%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Puckapunyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22124/puckapunyal/topic/housing-dwellings