$1,100 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $889
- 2021: $1,100
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Reefton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Reefton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Zero percent of households rent in Reefton, making it one of the few areas where every home is owner-occupied. This creates a unique housing landscape where nearly half of all residents own their homes outright.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,100, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859 and the national figure of $1,863.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Reefton, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (30%) and Under $1,000 (25%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 45.5% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.5% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 37.9%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Reefton, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 57%; Owned outright is next at 43%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 81.8% of the stock, which is well above the national figure of 72.3%. However, these homes tend to be smaller than usual, as 45.5% have only two bedrooms.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.8% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
45.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Reefton, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Reefton, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
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 Reefton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22159/reefton/topic/housing-dwellings