$100 ▲ +28.2%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $78
- 2016: $88
- 2021: $100
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Serpentine · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Serpentine
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents of just $100 make Serpentine one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This is a rural area where housing costs are far below the state and national figures, and the vast majority of people live in detached houses.
$100
▲ +28.2%
- $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 Serpentine — lower than 94% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are exceptionally low here, with the usual monthly mortgage payment of $940 being far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also among the lowest at $100, which is far below the national average of $375.
$940 ▲ +65.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $567
- 2016: $1,170
- 2021: $940
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Serpentine, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Serpentine, Under $1,000 is the majority at 55%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the national figure at 37.0%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is far below the state average, sitting at only 14.8%.
14.8% ▼ -54.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.2%
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 14.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.0% ▼ -9.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.7%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 37.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Serpentine splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (37%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 15%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 93.8% of all homes, a figure far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are larger family homes, with 76.5% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.8% ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.5%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 93.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.5% ▲ +1.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 76.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Serpentine, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Serpentine, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
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 Serpentine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22261/serpentine/topic/housing-dwellings