$245 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $210
- 2021: $245
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tatura · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents in Tatura are well below the national figure by $130, making it a much more affordable place to live than most of the country. This area is dominated by detached houses and a high rate of outright home ownership. It offers a more cost-effective housing market compared to the Victorian and Australian averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tatura — lower than 61% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are low here, with the typical weekly rent at $245 and typical monthly loan payments at $1,300. Both figures are well below the Victorian and national averages, which are $370 for rent and roughly $1,860 for mortgages.
$245 ▲ +36.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Tatura, $200–$349 is the majority at 62%; Under $200 is next at 24%.
In Tatura, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; Under $1,000 is next at 29%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is common in Tatura, with 40.5% of residents doing so, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 20.7% of households rent, a rate well below both the state and national averages.
20.7% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.5% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Tatura, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (21%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.8% of all homes, a figure far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are large, with 78.7% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.8% ▲ +4.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.7% ▲ +1.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Tatura, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
In Tatura, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Tatura [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22467/tatura/topic/housing-dwellings