$80 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
St Helens Plains · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in St Helens Plains
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs are much lower in St Helens Plains than in most other areas. Residents pay far less for their homes than the average Victorian or Australian, with typical monthly loan payments and weekly rents sitting well below state and national figures.
$80
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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 St Helens Plains — lower than 97% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is only $813, which is $1,046 lower than the Victorian average. Weekly rents are also among the lowest at this level, sitting at just $80.
$813 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In St Helens Plains, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 50%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (29%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In St Helens Plains, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Other tenure (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The typical home has 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the figures for Victoria and Australia.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In St Helens Plains, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In St Helens Plains, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.
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 St Helens Plains [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22341/st-helens-plains/topic/housing-dwellings