$246 —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $246
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sailors Falls · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sailors Falls
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Sailors Falls than in the rest of the country. This is a small community where every single home is a separate house, and the typical weekly rent of $246 is well below the national figure.
$246
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- $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 Sailors Falls — lower than 61% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,679, which is a little below the Victorian and Australian figures. Weekly rents are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $246.
$1,679 —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $894
- 2021: $1,679
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sailors Falls, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 56.7% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. Only 13.3% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
13.3% —
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 22.6%
- 2021: 13.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.7% —
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 51.6%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Sailors Falls, Owned outright is the majority at 61%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. These homes are generally larger, with 76.7% having three or more bedrooms, and the number of people per bedroom is a little above the state and national figures.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.50
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 80.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.7% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.8%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sailors Falls, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sailors Falls, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (22%).
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 Sailors Falls [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22223/sailors-falls/topic/housing-dwellings