$160 ▲ +88.2%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $85
- 2016: $123
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Talbot · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Talbot
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs make Talbot a highly affordable place to live. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $867, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. This affordability is paired with a high number of residents who own their homes outright.
$160
▲ +88.2%
- $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 Talbot — lower than 84% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $160, which is far below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also very low, with over half of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$867 ▼ -3.7%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $900
- 2016: $780
- 2021: $867
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Talbot, Under $200 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 44%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Talbot, Under $1,000 is the majority at 57%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong in Talbot, where 56% of homes are owned outright, far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Only 9.3% of households rent, which is much lower than most areas.
9.3% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 12.3%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.0% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.6%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 56.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Talbot, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94% of all homes, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. However, homes here tend to be smaller, with 67.1% having three or more bedrooms, which is well below the state and national figures.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.0% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.0%
- 2016: 90.7%
- 2021: 94.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.1% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.7%
- 2016: 60.8%
- 2021: 67.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Talbot, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Other dwelling is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Talbot, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (22%) and 4 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 Talbot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22423/talbot/topic/housing-dwellings