$300 ▲ +200.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $125
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ripplebrook · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ripplebrook
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Ripplebrook is a separate house, making it far more detached than most areas. This is a place where large family homes dominate, with 87% having three or more bedrooms. While ownership is high, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,029, which is much higher than in most other similar areas.
$300
▲ +200.0%
- $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 Ripplebrook — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,029, which is a little above the Victorian figure. In contrast, weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national average.
$2,029 ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,532
- 2016: $1,975
- 2021: $2,029
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Ripplebrook splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ripplebrook, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (27%) and Under $1,000 (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 40.2% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the state and national levels. Only 12% of households rent, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
12.0% ▲ +5.4%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 18.9%
- 2021: 12.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.2% ▼ -8.5%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.0%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 40.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Ripplebrook splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (38%), with Rented at 13%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Houses are larger than usual here, with 87% having at least three bedrooms. This helps explain why there are more people per bedroom (0.90) compared to the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +116.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.0% ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.5%
- 2016: 85.1%
- 2021: 87.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ripplebrook, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ripplebrook, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 36%.
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 Ripplebrook [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22177/ripplebrook/topic/housing-dwellings