$391 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $438
- 2021: $391
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Springfield · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Springfield
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Springfield is a separate house, making it a place of exclusively detached dwellings. This creates a landscape of large family properties, where nearly all homes have three or more bedrooms and a high number of residents own their houses outright.
$391
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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 Springfield — higher than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $391, which is much higher than most similar areas. Monthly mortgage payments usually reach $1,950, a figure that is about the same as the national and state averages.
$1,950 —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $1,950
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Springfield, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; $350–$549 is next at 44%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Springfield, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 47%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (32%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Springfield, with 41.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 14.5% of households rent, a proportion far below the state and national averages.
14.5% —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 14.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.9% —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.9%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Springfield splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Owned outright (39%), with Rented at 13%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The housing stock is dominated by large homes, with 98.4% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Victorian average of 74.1%, and nearly half of all houses have exactly four bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96.4%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
98.4% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 98.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Springfield, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Springfield, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (17%).
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 Springfield [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22325/springfield/topic/housing-dwellings