$380 ▲ +26.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $380
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tarneit · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Tarneit
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 90% of homes in Tarneit are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached family living. The suburb features a high proportion of large properties, though very few are owned outright compared to the rest of the state. Most residents are either paying off a mortgage or renting.
$380
▲ +26.7%
- $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 Tarneit — higher than 78% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $380 are much higher than most similar areas. Monthly mortgage payments are also higher than usual, with the typical household paying $1,950, which is about the same as the national figure.
$1,950 ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $1,820
- 2021: $1,950
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Tarneit, $350–$549 is the majority at 78%; $200–$349 is next at 16%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Tarneit, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 53%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 31%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Only 9.7% of homes are owned outright, a figure far below the Victorian average. More people rent here than in most similar areas, while 56.9% of households hold a mortgage.
29.5% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.6%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 29.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
9.7% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.2%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 9.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Tarneit, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 57%; Rented is next at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Family-sized living is common, with 92.7% of homes having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure. This helps explain why there are 0.9 people per bedroom, which is much higher than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.5% ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.7%
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.7% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.3%
- 2016: 91.7%
- 2021: 92.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Tarneit, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Tarneit, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 3 bedrooms is next at 28%.
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 Tarneit [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22451/tarneit/topic/housing-dwellings