$391 ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $310
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $391
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ripponlea · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ripponlea
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people rent in Ripponlea than in the rest of the state, with 48.1% of households renting. This area is dominated by smaller homes and flats, which helps explain why it has a much lower rate of outright home ownership than the national figure.
$391
▲ +26.1%
- $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 Ripponlea — higher than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is expensive here, with the typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,085 and weekly rent of $391 both sitting much higher than in most other areas.
$2,085 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,085
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ripponlea, the largest group is $350–$549 at 47%, followed by $200–$349 (29%) and $550–$749 (12%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Ripponlea splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and $3,000 or more (30%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common at 48.1%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 28.5%. At the same time, only 20.3% of homes are owned outright, a rate far below the national average.
48.1% ▼ -11.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 52.9%
- 2021: 48.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
20.3% ▲ +7.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 20.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Ripponlea, the largest group is Rented at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Owned outright (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Small homes dominate the landscape, as 64.3% of dwellings are flats or apartments. With only 20.6% of homes being separate houses, Ripponlea has far fewer large family homes than the state or national figures.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
20.6% ▼ -11.8%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.8%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
30.8% ▲ +11.5%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 30.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ripponlea, Flat or apartment is the majority at 65%; Separate house is next at 21%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ripponlea, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 3 bedrooms is next at 20%.
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 Ripponlea [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22179/ripponlea/topic/housing-dwellings