$250 ▲ +53.4%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $163
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rutherglen · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Rutherglen
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lower housing costs than most similar areas define Rutherglen, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is well below the national figure. A high number of people own their homes outright, which helps keep living expenses down compared to the rest of the state.
$250
▲ +53.4%
- $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 Rutherglen — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the Victorian and Australian figures, sitting at $250. Monthly mortgage payments are also low, with a typical payment of $1,300, which is well below the $1,863 national average.
$1,300 ▼ -2.3%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,331
- 2016: $1,250
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Rutherglen, $200–$349 is the majority at 64%; Under $200 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Rutherglen, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 50%; Under $1,000 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Rutherglen, where 42.6% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31%. Conversely, only 18.9% of households rent, which is far below the national level.
18.9% ▼ -23.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.6%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 18.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.6% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 40.6%
- 2021: 42.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Rutherglen, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (19%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 92.5% of all homes, a proportion far above the state and national figures. These homes are often large, with 79.9% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.5% ▲ +6.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.3%
- 2016: 89.0%
- 2021: 92.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.9% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.7%
- 2016: 77.7%
- 2021: 79.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Rutherglen, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Rutherglen, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
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 Rutherglen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22217/rutherglen/topic/housing-dwellings