$100 —
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
The Cove · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in The Cove
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rental prices have remained remarkably low in The Cove, where the typical weekly rent is just $100. This is far below the figures for both Victoria and the rest of Australia.
$100
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- $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 The Cove — lower than 94% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $100, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Victoria figure of $370.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 33%, ahead of Rented (33%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →The Cove splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Rented (50%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in the area see about 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most areas but about the same as the national and state figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.30
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In The Cove, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In The Cove, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 40%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in The Cove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22497/the-cove/topic/housing-dwellings