$230 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Runnymede · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher rates of outright home ownership define Runnymede compared to most similar areas. No one in the community currently rents their home, and every single dwelling in the area is a separate house. This creates a residential landscape that is far more stable and detached than the state or national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Runnymede — lower than 66% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,167, which is much higher than most areas. In contrast, the usual weekly rent of $230 is far below the national figure of $375.
$230 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,167 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
More than half of residents (54.2%) own their homes outright, a figure far above the Victorian average of 32.2%. This helps explain why 0.0% of households rent, which is among the lowest rates in the country.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Runnymede, Owned outright is the majority at 68%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 16%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Runnymede is a separate house, placing the area among the highest for this dwelling type. Nearly 80% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national figure of 73.8%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.2% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Runnymede, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Runnymede splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (43%) and 4 bedrooms (39%), with 2 bedrooms at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Runnymede [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22213/runnymede/topic/housing-dwellings