$513 ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $383
- 2016: $451
- 2021: $513
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Templestowe · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly home loan payments of $2,700 make Templestowe one of the most expensive places to buy in. This is a high-cost area where a large proportion of people own their homes outright and live in spacious, multi-bedroom houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Templestowe — higher than 93% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $513 and monthly mortgage payments of $2,700 are both well above the Victorian and national figures. These costs are among the highest for similar areas, with 42.5% of mortgages costing $3,000 or more each month.
$513 ▲ +33.9%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,700 ▲ +24.6%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Templestowe, the largest group is $350–$549 at 46%, followed by $550–$749 (32%) and $750 or more (13%).
In Templestowe, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 46%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (24%) and Under $1,000 (15%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 47% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. Conversely, the 14% of households that rent is far below the state and national averages.
14.0% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Templestowe, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (14%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large family homes dominate the landscape, as 89.1% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. Separate houses make up 77.6% of all homes, a figure well above the national average.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
77.6% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.1% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Templestowe, Separate house is the majority at 78%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 19%.
In Templestowe, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (28%) and 5 or more (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Templestowe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22483/templestowe/topic/housing-dwellings