$275 —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
South Purrumbete · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in South Purrumbete
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in South Purrumbete is a separate house, making it a community of detached dwellings. This pattern is far more common here than across Victoria or the rest of Australia. Housing is generally affordable, with typical mortgage payments and rents sitting well below national figures.
$275
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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 South Purrumbete — lower than 52% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are typically $975, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Typical weekly rent is also much lower than the national average, sitting at $275.
$975 ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,143
- 2016: $1,090
- 2021: $975
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In South Purrumbete, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In South Purrumbete, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong, with 45.8% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why only 14.6% of households rent, which is far below the Victorian rate of 28.5%.
14.6% ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.7%
- 2016: 28.3%
- 2021: 14.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.8% ▲ +8.1%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.4%
- 2016: 37.0%
- 2021: 45.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In South Purrumbete, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 79.2% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure of 73.8%, and most residents live in homes with about 0.8 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.7%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.2% ▼ -7.5%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.6%
- 2016: 78.3%
- 2021: 79.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In South Purrumbete, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In South Purrumbete, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 1 bedroom (12%).
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 South Purrumbete [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22312/south-purrumbete/topic/housing-dwellings