$390 ▲ +39.3%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $346
- 2021: $390
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Upwey · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Upwey
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More people live in large, detached houses in Upwey than in most similar areas. Nearly all homes here are separate houses, with 87.2% having three or more bedrooms. This makes the area much more spacious than the Victorian and national averages.
$390
▲ +39.3%
- $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 Upwey — higher than 80% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $390, which is much higher than most areas, while the usual monthly mortgage payment of $1,950 is about the same as the national figure.
$1,950 ▲ +18.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,651
- 2016: $1,690
- 2021: $1,950
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Upwey, the largest group is $350–$549 at 50%, followed by $200–$349 (26%) and $550–$749 (14%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Upwey, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 41%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (28%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than across Australia, with only 9.6% of households renting. Meanwhile, 35.1% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average.
9.6% ▼ -12.7%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.0%
- 2016: 10.6%
- 2021: 9.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.1% ▲ +11.4%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.5%
- 2016: 33.1%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Upwey, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 35%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 98.4% of the market, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are large, with 44.2% having three bedrooms and 33.8% having four.
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.
98.4% ▲ +13.5%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.7%
- 2016: 98.4%
- 2021: 98.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.2% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 85.1%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Upwey, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Flat or apartment is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Upwey, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (10%).
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 Upwey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22620/upwey/topic/housing-dwellings