$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Vaughan · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Half of all homes in Vaughan are owned outright, making it an area where residents face far fewer housing costs than most of the country. This is a place where every single dwelling is a separate house, creating a landscape of detached homes with very low financial pressure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Vaughan — higher than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,350, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also lower than average at $300, sitting well below the national figure of $375.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,350 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Vaughan splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (50%) and $1,800–$2,999 (50%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 50% of houses owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. In a striking contrast to the rest of the state, no one in Vaughan is renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Vaughan, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 37%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. While these are all detached dwellings, the typical home is smaller than in most areas, with only 54.2% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
54.2% —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Vaughan, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Vaughan splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (43%) and 3 bedrooms (43%), with 4 bedrooms at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Vaughan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22623/vaughan/topic/housing-dwellings