$295 ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $210
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tuerong · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Tuerong is a separate detached house, creating a landscape of large family properties. This is a place where home ownership is very common, with over half of all residents owning their houses outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Tuerong — higher than 55% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Mortgage repayments are a major expense here, with the typical monthly payment of $2,556 being well above the national figure. In contrast, weekly rent is much lower than the state average at $295.
$295 ▲ +40.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,556 ▲ +47.5%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Tuerong, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; $350–$549 is next at 43%.
In Tuerong, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (21%) and Under $1,000 (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common in Tuerong than across Victoria, at 52.2%. Meanwhile, only 14.2% of households rent, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%.
14.2% ▼ -39.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.2% ▲ +38.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Tuerong, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (14%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are consistently large, with 100% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, with nearly half of all homes featuring four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% ▲ +13.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Tuerong, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Tuerong, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 3 bedrooms (32%) and 5 or more (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Tuerong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22584/tuerong/topic/housing-dwellings