$450 ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $400
- 2021: $450
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Strathmore · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Strathmore
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High housing costs define daily life in Strathmore, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,579. This is well above the national figure, making it a costly place to live. The area is mostly made up of large, family-sized homes.
$450
▲ +28.6%
- $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 Strathmore — higher than 88% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are much higher than most areas, sitting $716 above the Australian typical figure. Rent is also a little above the national average, with a typical weekly cost of $450.
$2,579 ▲ +25.8%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,050
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,579
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Strathmore, $350–$549 is the majority at 54%; $550–$749 is next at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Strathmore, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and $1,000–$1,799 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 41.7% of houses owned outright, which is far above the national figure. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state and national averages at only 16.9%.
16.9% ▲ +15.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 15.5%
- 2021: 16.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.7% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.3%
- 2016: 43.1%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Strathmore splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (39%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 84.4% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. Separate houses make up 76.6% of the housing stock, which is well above the national average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
76.6% ▼ -12.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.8%
- 2016: 78.9%
- 2021: 76.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.4% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.4%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 84.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Strathmore, Separate house is the majority at 77%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 20%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Strathmore, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Strathmore [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22380/strathmore/topic/housing-dwellings