$355 ▲ +18.3%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $277
- 2021: $355
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sherbrooke · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sherbrooke
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical home in Sherbrooke is a detached house, and the area is defined by very high home ownership. With 100% of dwellings being separate houses, it is a low-density residential landscape where a large proportion of people own their homes outright.
$355
▲ +18.3%
- $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 Sherbrooke — higher than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are very high here, with the typical cost of $2,500 sitting well above the Victorian figure of $1,859. In contrast, typical weekly rents of $355 are about the same as the state and national figures.
$2,500 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $2,045
- 2021: $2,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sherbrooke, $350–$549 is the majority at 63%; $200–$349 is next at 38%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sherbrooke, $3,000 or more is the majority at 52%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 20%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home is far more common in Sherbrooke than in most areas, with 45.3% of homes owned outright. This is far above the national figure of 31.0%, while the proportion of renters is much lower than most areas at just 8.5%.
8.5% ▼ -44.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.2%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 8.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.3% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.8%
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Sherbrooke splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (46%) and Owned with a mortgage (45%), with Rented at 9%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Sherbrooke is a separate house, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. These homes tend to be large, with 85.8% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +6.1%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.3%
- 2016: 97.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.8% ▲ +17.1%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.3%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 85.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sherbrooke, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Sherbrooke, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (10%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sherbrooke [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22278/sherbrooke/topic/housing-dwellings