$300 ▲ +50.0%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $255
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Trafalgar · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Trafalgar
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much larger homes are the norm in Trafalgar compared to other similar areas. The town is dominated by separate houses and has a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,432, which is well below the national figure.
$300
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Trafalgar — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is $300, which is a little below the Victorian figure and well below the Australian average. Home loans are also more affordable here, with the typical monthly payment sitting well below both the state and national figures.
$1,432 ▲ +10.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,387
- 2021: $1,432
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Trafalgar, the largest group is $200–$349 at 48%, followed by $350–$549 (36%) and Under $200 (16%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Trafalgar, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (22%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the state and national figures at 39.4%. At the same time, the proportion of households renting is well below the Victorian and Australian averages.
20.8% ▼ -3.3%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.5%
- 2016: 21.9%
- 2021: 20.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.4% ▲ +8.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 36.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Trafalgar splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (36%), with Rented at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.3% of the market, a figure far above the national average. This preference for larger homes is reflected in the fact that 83.9% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.3% ▲ +3.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.0%
- 2016: 93.0%
- 2021: 93.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.9% ▲ +3.5%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.1%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 83.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Trafalgar, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Trafalgar, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 31%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Trafalgar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22565/trafalgar/topic/housing-dwellings