Tarraville · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Tarraville

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

Every single home in Tarraville is a separate house. This small community is defined by high rates of home ownership and very low housing costs compared to the rest of the country.

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📍 Tarraville, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The typical monthly home loan payment is just $753, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859 and among the lowest for similar areas.

$753

Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $711
  • 2021: $753

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Tarraville, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

A huge 66.7% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why no one in the area is renting.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 18.8%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

66.7%

Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 53.1%
  • 2021: 66.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Tarraville, Owned outright is the majority at 80%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 20%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

While all homes are detached houses, they are often less crowded than usual, with only 0.60 people per bedroom. This is well below the Australian average of 0.80.

0.60

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.60

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

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

69.4%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 75.0%
  • 2021: 69.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Tarraville, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Tarraville, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 36%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (26%).

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 Tarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22456/tarraville/topic/housing-dwellings