Tahara West · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Tahara West

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Home-loan repayments in Tahara West have climbed significantly since 2011, reflecting a shift in the local property market. The area now sees some of the highest monthly mortgage costs in the region, with the typical payment reaching $3,166.

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📍 Tahara West, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly home-loan payments are $3,166, which is far above the Victorian figure of $1,859 and the national figure of $1,863.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Other tenure at 50%, ahead of Owned outright (40%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Tahara West, the largest group is Other tenure at 42%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (25%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are less crowded than in most areas, with only 0.50 people per bedroom, well below the 0.80 recorded for Victoria and Australia.

0.50

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.50

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Tahara West, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Tahara West, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 67%; 3 bedrooms is next at 33%.

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 Tahara West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22422/tahara-west/topic/housing-dwellings