$265 ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $265
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ravenswood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ravenswood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Ravenswood is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-dwelling areas in the region. This spacious housing stock is mirrored by a high rate of home ownership, with over half of the residents owning their homes outright.
$265
▲ +10.4%
- $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 Ravenswood — lower than 55% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $265, which is well below the Victorian figure of $370. However, monthly mortgage payments are higher than most areas, with the typical loan cost sitting at $1,950.
$1,950 ▲ +12.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,738
- 2021: $1,950
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ravenswood, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Ravenswood splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (32%), with $3,000 or more at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common in Ravenswood than in the rest of Australia, reaching 50.3%. This helps explain why the number of households renting is much lower than most areas at just 3.8%.
3.8% ▼ -46.9%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.2%
- 2016: 7.8%
- 2021: 3.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.3% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.4%
- 2016: 46.8%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Ravenswood, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Other tenure (4%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 96.2% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. Because of this, there are only 0.70 people per bedroom, which is lower than 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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.2% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.9%
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 96.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ravenswood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Ravenswood splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (40%) and 3 bedrooms (35%), with 5 or more at 17%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ravenswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22142/ravenswood/topic/housing-dwellings