$50 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
W Tree · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs define daily life in W Tree, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $750. This makes the area far more affordable than the state and national figures, with a high number of residents owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is W Tree — lower than 99% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $750, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also among the lowest at this level, sitting at just $50.
$50 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$750 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Most residents own their homes outright, accounting for 68% of households, which is far above the national figure of 31%. No households in the area are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
68.0% —
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In W Tree, Owned outright is the majority at 85%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 15%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in W Tree is a separate house, far above the 72.3% national average. However, these homes are often smaller than those elsewhere, with only 16% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% 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.
16.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In W Tree, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 67%; 3 bedrooms is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in W Tree [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22638/w-tree/topic/housing-dwellings