$138 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $50
- 2021: $138
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Stockyard Hill · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $138 makes Stockyard Hill much more affordable than most other areas. This low cost of living is a defining feature for the locality, with rent sitting far below both the Victorian and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Stockyard Hill — lower than 88% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents here are far below the typical $370 seen across Victoria and $375 across Australia, making it one of the cheapest areas for renters.
$138 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
In Stockyard Hill, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 62%, ahead of Rented (31%).
In Stockyard Hill, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Rented (21%) and Other tenure (21%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the area are less crowded than usual, with 0.70 people per bedroom, which is a little below the national and state figure of 0.80.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Stockyard Hill, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Stockyard Hill splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (35%) and 5 or more (35%), with 4 bedrooms at 29%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Stockyard Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22360/stockyard-hill/topic/housing-dwellings