$235 ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $235
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Purnim · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Purnim
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Purnim are lower than in most similar areas. The area is entirely made up of separate houses, with 86% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
$235
▲ +46.9%
- $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 Purnim — lower than 65% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $235. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than in Victoria and Australia, sitting at $1,322.
$1,322 ▲ +9.7%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,205
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,322
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Purnim, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Purnim splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and Under $1,000 (33%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people rent here, at just 10.3%, which is far below the Victorian average. This is consistent with a high rate of home ownership, as 37.4% of homes are owned outright.
10.3% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.6%
- 2016: 13.3%
- 2021: 10.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.4% ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.8%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Purnim splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Purnim is a separate house. These homes are typically large, with 86% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.0%
- 2016: 95.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.0% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.6%
- 2016: 78.9%
- 2021: 86.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Purnim, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 5 or more (11%).
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 Purnim [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22127/purnim/topic/housing-dwellings