$280 ▲ +46.6%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $191
- 2016: $218
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Venus Bay · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Venus Bay
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A high proportion of homes are owned outright in Venus Bay, which helps explain why housing costs here are so low. The typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,083, far below the national figure of $1,863.
$280
▲ +46.6%
- $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 Venus Bay — higher than 50% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting is also more affordable here than in the wider state, with the typical weekly rent of $280 sitting well below the Victorian average of $370.
$1,083 ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,203
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Venus Bay, $200–$349 is the majority at 82%; Under $200 is next at 10%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Venus Bay, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 48%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (13%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong, with 53.2% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. Only 14.9% of households rent, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
14.9% ▼ -36.0%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.3%
- 2016: 19.0%
- 2021: 14.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.2% ▲ +6.8%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.8%
- 2016: 48.8%
- 2021: 53.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Venus Bay, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in the area is a separate house, at 99.1%. Despite this, the number of people per bedroom is well below the national figure, at just 0.60.
0.60 ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.1% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 98.2%
- 2021: 99.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.6% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 67.3%
- 2016: 67.9%
- 2021: 71.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Venus Bay, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Venus Bay, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 2 bedrooms is next at 24%.
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 Venus Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22626/venus-bay/topic/housing-dwellings