$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $261
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tolmie · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Tolmie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Tolmie than in the rest of the country. This sparsely populated area is almost entirely made up of separate houses, with housing costs sitting well below the Victorian and national figures.
$300
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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 Tolmie — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,300, which is well below the national figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also lower than average, sitting at $300 compared to the $375 typical across Australia.
$1,300 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,192
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Tolmie, the largest group is $350–$549 at 40%, followed by Under $200 (30%) and $200–$349 (30%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Tolmie, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by Under $1,000 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 47.7% of homes owned outright, far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Meanwhile, only 6.5% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
6.5% ▼ -34.9%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.0%
- 2016: 2.9%
- 2021: 6.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.7% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.7%
- 2016: 53.2%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Tolmie splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (46%) and Owned with a mortgage (43%), with Rented at 6%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.1% of the local housing stock, far above the national figure of 72.3%. While 68.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are more people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.1% ▼ -0.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.6%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 98.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.7% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 63.2%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Tolmie, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (21%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Tolmie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22526/tolmie/topic/housing-dwellings