$280 ▼ -82.7%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,615
- 2016: $295
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Riverside · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Riverside
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Riverside is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This is a place where home ownership is common and housing costs are well below the state and national figures.
$280
▼ -82.7%
- $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 Riverside — higher than 50% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,430, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rent is also much lower than the state and national averages, sitting at $280.
$1,430 ▼ -16.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,706
- 2016: $1,408
- 2021: $1,430
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Riverside, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Riverside, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 68%; Under $1,000 is next at 20%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More than half of residents (51.6%) own their homes outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 12.9% of households renting is far below the Victorian average.
12.9% ▲ +88.4%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.8%
- 2016: 7.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.6% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.6%
- 2016: 45.1%
- 2021: 51.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Riverside, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (39%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are typically large, with 96.8% having three or more bedrooms. This far exceeds the Victorian average of 74.1% and is consistent with the local trend of having 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +4.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.9%
- 2016: 98.9%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.8% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.7%
- 2016: 86.8%
- 2021: 96.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Riverside, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Riverside, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 5 or more (13%).
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 Riverside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22180/riverside/topic/housing-dwellings