$220 ▲ +57.1%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $140
- 2016: $170
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rochester · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Rochester
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs make Rochester an affordable place to live, with typical monthly mortgage payments far below the state and national figures. The area is dominated by detached houses and a very high proportion of residents who own their homes outright.
$220
▲ +57.1%
- $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 Rochester — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,083 are far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Renting is also much cheaper here, with the usual weekly rent of $220 sitting far below the national figure of $375.
$1,083 → 0.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,116
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Rochester, $200–$349 is the majority at 54%; Under $200 is next at 37%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Rochester splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (43%) and Under $1,000 (42%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 11%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Rochester, where 49.8% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Meanwhile, the 19.3% of households that rent is far below the Australian figure of 30.6%.
19.3% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.6%
- 2016: 20.2%
- 2021: 19.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.8% ▲ +4.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 49.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Rochester, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 92.9% of the local market, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are larger homes, with 76.9% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
92.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.2%
- 2016: 91.6%
- 2021: 92.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.9% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.7%
- 2016: 77.3%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Rochester, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Rochester, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
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 Rochester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22184/rochester/topic/housing-dwellings