$250 ▲ +66.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Violet Town · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Violet Town
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 93.3% of all homes in Violet Town, far above the national figure. This is a highly affordable area where over half the residents own their homes outright. Typical mortgage and rent costs are far below both the state and national figures.
$250
▲ +66.7%
- $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 Violet Town — lower than 60% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,092, which is far below the Victorian average of $1,859. Rent is also much lower than the state and national figures, with the usual weekly rent sitting at $250.
$1,092 ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,092
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Violet Town, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; Under $200 is next at 31%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Violet Town splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (44%) and Under $1,000 (39%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 51.9% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average. Only 17.4% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
17.4% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 17.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.9% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 50.5%
- 2016: 49.6%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Violet Town, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most residents live in detached houses, though the number of people per bedroom is a little below the state and national figures. About 73.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.3% ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.0%
- 2016: 93.9%
- 2021: 93.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.7% ▼ -6.5%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.8%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 73.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Violet Town, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Violet Town, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 2 bedrooms is next at 20%.
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 Violet Town [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22635/violet-town/topic/housing-dwellings