$190 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tongio · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Tongio
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Tongio has remained very stable over the last decade, with the area now consisting entirely of separate houses. It is a place where owning a home outright is the norm for nearly 74% of households, making it far more common here than in the rest of the state.
$190
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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 Tongio — lower than 77% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Living costs are quite low in Tongio, with a typical weekly rent of $190 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,317. Both figures are well below the national and state levels.
$1,317 —
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,317
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Tongio, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 73.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. In contrast, no one in the area is renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 12.5%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
73.9% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 54.2%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Tongio, Owned outright is the majority at 85%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 15%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Tongio is a separate house, though they are smaller than in most other areas, with only 65.2% having three or more bedrooms. Consequently, there are fewer people per bedroom than the national average.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 58.3%
- 2021: 65.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Tongio, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 47%.
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 Tongio [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22530/tongio/topic/housing-dwellings