$451 ▲ +36.7%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $330
- 2016: $400
- 2021: $451
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Viewbank · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Viewbank
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Viewbank has become significantly more expensive since 2011, with costs now much higher than in most other areas. The suburb is dominated by large family homes, and nearly half of all residents own their house outright.
$451
▲ +36.7%
- $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 Viewbank — higher than 88% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,171, which is a little above the Victorian figure of $1,859. Renters also pay more than usual, with the typical weekly rent of $451 sitting a little above the national figure.
$2,171 ▲ +8.6%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,171
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Viewbank, $350–$549 is the majority at 64%; $550–$749 is next at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Viewbank splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and $3,000 or more (32%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, as 46.5% of homes are owned outright—far above the 31% national average. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the national figure at just 12.9%.
12.9% ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 12.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.5% ▼ -8.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 47.0%
- 2021: 46.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Viewbank, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (13%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 90.3% of the suburb, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. Most of these are large homes, with 90.1% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
90.3% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.2%
- 2016: 90.3%
- 2021: 90.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.1% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.9%
- 2016: 89.7%
- 2021: 90.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Viewbank, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Viewbank, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (37%) and 2 bedrooms (8%).
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 Viewbank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22633/viewbank/topic/housing-dwellings