$180 ▲ +80.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $155
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ultima · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Ultima
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 95.6% of all homes in Ultima. This is a very affordable area where more than half the residents own their homes outright, and typical housing costs are far below the state and national figures.
$180
▲ +80.0%
- $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 Ultima — lower than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $180, which is much lower than most areas. For those with a mortgage, the typical monthly payment of $600 is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859.
$600 ▲ +10.7%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $542
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $600
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ultima, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ultima, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A far higher proportion of people own their homes outright here (54.4%) compared to the national figure of 31.0%. This helps explain why the 14.7% of households renting is far below the Victorian average.
14.7% ▲ +14.9%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.8%
- 2016: 11.4%
- 2021: 14.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.4% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Ultima, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 77.9% having three or more bedrooms. Despite these larger houses, there are only 0.60 people per bedroom, which is well below the national figure of 0.80.
0.60 ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.6% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.6%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 95.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.9% ▼ -13.0%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 77.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ultima, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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 Ultima [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22608/ultima/topic/housing-dwellings