$225 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $55
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Strangways · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Strangways
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Strangways is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This layout supports a lifestyle where costs are very low and most residents own their homes outright.
$225
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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 Strangways — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with typical weekly rents at $225 and typical monthly loan payments at $880, both of which are far below the Victorian and national figures.
$880 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,125
- 2021: $880
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Strangways, Under $1,000 is the majority at 70%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 70.3% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Only 8.1% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
8.1% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 8.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
70.3% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 70.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Strangways, Owned outright is the majority at 62%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While all homes are detached houses, they tend to be smaller than average, with only 51.4% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are slightly more people per bedroom here than in the rest of the state.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
51.4% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.7%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Strangways, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Strangways, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 1 bedroom (13%).
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 Strangways [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22367/strangways/topic/housing-dwellings