$310 ▲ +60.6%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $193
- 2021: $310
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Upper Plenty · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Upper Plenty
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Upper Plenty is a separate house, making it an area defined by detached living. This is a high-ownership neighbourhood where over half of the residents own their homes outright, far exceeding state and national figures.
$310
▲ +60.6%
- $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 Plenty — higher than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,167, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure. Weekly rents are $310, which is higher than in most areas but a little below the state and national averages.
$2,167 ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Upper Plenty, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Upper Plenty, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 40%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (25%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 52% of homes owned outright—far above the 32.2% seen across Victoria. Meanwhile, only 3.9% of households rent, a figure far below the national average of 30.6%.
3.9% ▼ -68.5%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 12.5%
- 2016: 8.0%
- 2021: 3.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.0% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.4%
- 2016: 44.2%
- 2021: 52.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Upper Plenty, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (42%) and Rented (4%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Upper Plenty are typically large, with 89.8% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. There are 0.80 people per bedroom, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.5%
- 2016: 99.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.8% ▲ +14.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.6%
- 2016: 85.8%
- 2021: 89.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Upper Plenty, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Upper Plenty, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 5 or more (12%).
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 Plenty [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22617/upper-plenty/topic/housing-dwellings