Trawalla · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Trawalla

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

Low housing costs define daily life in Trawalla, where the typical weekly rent is just $150. This is a sparsely populated area where every single home is a separate house, making it far more detached than the state or national average.

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📍 Trawalla, Suburb / Locality

Where Trawalla sits — Median rent (weekly)

$150 ▲ +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 Trawalla — lower than 86% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Trawalla$150
3373, VIC $231
Victoria $370
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Housing is very affordable here, with typical weekly rents far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also well below the Victorian average, typically costing $1,391.

$150 ▲ +50.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $100
  • 2021: $150

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,391 ▲ +15.9%

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,200
  • 2016: $1,153
  • 2021: $1,391

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Trawalla, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Trawalla, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and Under $1,000 (24%).

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renters make up only 5.5% of households, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia. Most residents own their homes, with 45.5% paying off a mortgage and 32.7% owning their place outright.

5.5% ▼ -55.0%

Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 12.1%
  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 5.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

32.7% ▼ -28.0%

Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45.5%
  • 2016: 32.7%
  • 2021: 32.7%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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In Trawalla, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Owned outright (34%) and Other tenure (13%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Every home in Trawalla is a separate house, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. While 72.7% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, there are typically 0.70 people per bedroom.

0.70 ▼ -30.0%

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.00
  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.70

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.

72.7% ▼ -11.3%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 82.0%
  • 2016: 78.2%
  • 2021: 72.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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In Trawalla, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).

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 Trawalla [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22573/trawalla/topic/housing-dwellings