Toolleen · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Toolleen

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Toolleen's housing profile sits around the middle for similar areas, though it is defined by a complete absence of apartments or townhouses. Every single home in the area is a separate house, with 80.8% of these having three or more bedrooms.

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📍 Toolleen, Suburb / Locality

Where Toolleen sits — Median rent (weekly)

$260
  • $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 Toolleen — lower than 57% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Toolleen$260
3551, VIC $360
Victoria $370
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is $260, which is well below the $375 national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the national and state averages, with the usual payment being $1,517.

$1,517 ▲ +7.7%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,408
  • 2016: $1,276
  • 2021: $1,517

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Toolleen, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Toolleen, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 28%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Owning homes outright is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 41%. This helps explain why the rental rate is so low, at just 7.7%, which is far below the national figure of 30.6%.

7.7% ▼ -16.7%

Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 9.2%
  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 7.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

41.0% ▼ -32.5%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 60.8%
  • 2016: 58.5%
  • 2021: 41.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Toolleen splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (43%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Not stated at 9%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Separate houses make up 100% of the local housing stock, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most homes are spacious, with 80.8% containing three or more bedrooms.

0.80 ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0% → 0.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 100.0%
  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

80.8% ▲ +6.1%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 76.2%
  • 2016: 70.8%
  • 2021: 80.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Toolleen, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Toolleen, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 4 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 Toolleen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22538/toolleen/topic/housing-dwellings