$210 ▲ +16.7%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tarwin Lower · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Tarwin Lower
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far higher share of homeowners own their place outright in Tarwin Lower than across Victoria or Australia. This sparsely populated area is defined by a strong preference for detached living, with nearly every home being a separate house.
$210
▲ +16.7%
- $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 Tarwin Lower — lower than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure, with a typical payment of $210. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the state and national averages, usually coming in at $1,548.
$1,548 ▲ +42.9%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,548
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Tarwin Lower, $200–$349 is the majority at 81%; Under $200 is next at 19%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Tarwin Lower splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (29%) and Under $1,000 (28%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 28%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More than half of residents (54.2%) own their home outright, which is far above the Victorian average. Meanwhile, only 11.1% of households rent, a figure far below both the state and national levels.
11.1% ▼ -54.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.1%
- 2016: 15.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.2% ▲ +25.3%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.3%
- 2016: 46.3%
- 2021: 54.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Tarwin Lower, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.4% of all homes, far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 82.1% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than usual.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.4% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.9%
- 2016: 95.2%
- 2021: 97.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.1% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.6%
- 2016: 80.3%
- 2021: 82.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Tarwin Lower, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Tarwin Lower, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Tarwin Lower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22465/tarwin-lower/topic/housing-dwellings