$375 ▲ +62.3%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $231
- 2021: $375
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rowsley · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Rowsley
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 92.2% of all homes in Rowsley, where the housing market is dominated by large, owner-occupied properties. This is a high-cost area where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,382, well above the national figure.
$375
▲ +62.3%
- $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 Rowsley — higher than 77% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Home loans are expensive here, with the typical monthly payment of $2,382 being much higher than most areas. Weekly rents are about the same as the Victorian and Australian figures, sitting at $375.
$2,382 ▲ +48.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,603
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,382
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Rowsley, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Rowsley, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 53%; $3,000 or more is next at 32%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A very high 54.7% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national rate of 31.0%. Consequently, the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas at just 9.4%.
9.4% ▲ +85.6%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.1%
- 2016: 10.2%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.7% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 54.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Rowsley, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (8%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes in Rowsley are large, with 93.8% having three or more bedrooms—far above the state average. Because of this, the number of people per bedroom is a little below the Australian figure of 0.80.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.2% ▼ -4.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 92.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.8% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.7%
- 2016: 86.4%
- 2021: 93.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Rowsley, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Rowsley, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 3 bedrooms (37%) and 5 or more (14%).
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 Rowsley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22206/rowsley/topic/housing-dwellings