$426 ▲ +31.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $323
- 2016: $375
- 2021: $426
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Vermont · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Vermont
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,383 makes Vermont an expensive place to live compared to most other areas. Most residents here own their own homes, with a strong preference for large, separate houses. This combination of high ownership and big family homes defines the local housing landscape.
$426
▲ +31.9%
- $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 Vermont — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are well above the Victorian figure by $524. Renters also face higher costs, with a typical weekly rent of $426, which is a little above the national figure.
$2,383 ▲ +28.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,850
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,383
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Vermont, $350–$549 is the majority at 69%; $550–$749 is next at 11%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Vermont, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $3,000 or more (31%) and $1,000–$1,799 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, as 39.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average. In contrast, only 18.6% of households rent, which is far below the Australian figure of 30.6%.
18.6% ▲ +16.3%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.0%
- 2016: 17.6%
- 2021: 18.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.4% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 39.7%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Vermont splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Owned outright (39%), with Rented at 19%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common at 79.8%, which is well above the state and national figures. This helps explain why 87.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a rate far above the Victorian average.
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.
79.8% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.5%
- 2016: 80.5%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
87.8% ▲ +2.6%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 85.6%
- 2016: 85.5%
- 2021: 87.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Vermont, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 20%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Vermont, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) 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 Vermont [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22627/vermont/topic/housing-dwellings