$214 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Simson · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Simson
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Simson is a separate house, making it a place defined by detached living. Housing is remarkably affordable here, with typical mortgage payments and rents sitting far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$214
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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 Simson — lower than 71% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
A typical monthly mortgage payment is just $867, which is far below the $1,859 seen across Victoria. Similarly, weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $214.
$867 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $867
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Simson, Under $1,000 is the majority at 73%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 52% of houses owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. No households in Simson are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.0% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 45.2%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Simson, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 43%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 100% of the dwellings here, which is far above the state and national averages. Most homes are spacious, with 72% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom is a little below the national figure.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.0% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.9%
- 2021: 72.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Simson, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 30%, followed by 2 bedrooms (22%) and 3 bedrooms (22%).
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 Simson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22285/simson/topic/housing-dwellings