$210 ▲ +31.3%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Swan Reach · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Swan Reach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than the state or national average define Swan Reach. Most people here live in separate houses and a huge proportion own their homes outright, making it a much more affordable place to live than the typical Victorian suburb.
$210
▲ +31.3%
- $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 Swan Reach — lower than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $210. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,300 is well below the $1,863 average across Australia.
$1,300 ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,325
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Swan Reach, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; $350–$549 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Swan Reach, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 48%, followed by Under $1,000 (32%) and $1,800–$2,999 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes—51.3%—are owned outright, which is far above the national rate of 31.0%. This helps explain why the share of households renting is far below the Victorian average.
11.6% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 18.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.1%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 51.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Swan Reach, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 34%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.9% of all homes, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 75.1% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.9% ▲ +9.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 97.6%
- 2021: 86.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.1% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 66.9%
- 2016: 70.6%
- 2021: 75.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Swan Reach, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Other dwelling is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Swan Reach, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
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 Swan Reach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22409/swan-reach/topic/housing-dwellings