$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Swanwater West · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $100 makes Swanwater West one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This low cost of housing stands in sharp contrast to the much higher figures seen across Victoria and Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Swanwater West — lower than 94% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renters here pay far less than most, with the typical weekly rent sitting at $100. This is $270 lower than the Victorian figure and $275 below the national average.
$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 83%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Swanwater West, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the area are more crowded than usual, with an average of 1.00 person per bedroom. This is well above the figure of 0.80 seen in both Victoria and Australia.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Swanwater West, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Swanwater West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22412/swanwater-west/topic/housing-dwellings