$456 ▲ +42.5%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $396
- 2021: $456
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Spotswood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Spotswood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than most areas define Spotswood, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,300. This is a place where renting is more common than in other parts of Victoria, and the homes are often more crowded than the state average.
$456
▲ +42.5%
- $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 Spotswood — higher than 89% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $456 are a little above the national figure of $375. Mortgage costs are also higher, with the usual monthly payment of $2,300 sitting a little above the Victorian average.
$2,300 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,300
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Spotswood, $350–$549 is the majority at 51%; $550–$749 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Spotswood splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (38%) and $3,000 or more (34%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 32.2% of households renting. This is consistent with the fact that the share of homes owned outright is well below the national figure.
32.2% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.1%
- 2016: 30.2%
- 2021: 32.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.0% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 27.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Spotswood, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 39%, followed by Rented (32%) and Owned outright (27%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are much less common here than in the rest of the country, making up 65.2% of homes. With fewer large houses and 0.90 people per bedroom, the area is a little more crowded than the state and national averages.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
65.2% ▼ -12.6%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 66.0%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.6% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 69.7%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Spotswood, Separate house is the majority at 66%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 31%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Spotswood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (24%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
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 Spotswood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22319/spotswood/topic/housing-dwellings