$264 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Upper Lurg · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Upper Lurg
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A complete absence of apartments and townhouses sets Upper Lurg apart from the rest of the state. Every single home here is a separate house, creating a residential landscape that is far more detached than the national average.
$264
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- $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 Upper Lurg — lower than 55% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $264. Meanwhile, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,733, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Victorian average.
$1,733 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,800
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Upper Lurg, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; $3,000 or more is next at 33%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than across Australia, with only 8.7% of households renting. Outright home ownership is well above the national figure at 34.8%.
8.7% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 8.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.8% —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 42.9%
- 2021: 34.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Upper Lurg, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Other tenure (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 100% of the dwellings, a figure far above the state and national averages. These homes tend to be larger, with 78.3% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 83.3%
- 2021: 78.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Upper Lurg, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Upper Lurg, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 5 or more (14%).
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 Upper Lurg [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22616/upper-lurg/topic/housing-dwellings