$195 ▲ +44.4%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $135
- 2016: $86
- 2021: $195
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Waaia · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Waaia
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Waaia have remained very low compared to the rest of the country. The area is dominated by large, detached family homes, with a small number of rentals and a high proportion of residents who own their homes outright.
$195
▲ +44.4%
- $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 Waaia — lower than 76% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,192, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. This affordability extends to renters, with a typical weekly rent of $195, far below the national figure of $375.
$1,192 ▲ +37.5%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,192
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Waaia splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Waaia, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 48%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (8%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high here, with 41.7% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31.0%. Only 9.4% of households rent, which is much lower than most areas.
9.4% ▼ -52.5%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.7%
- 2016: 19.7%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.7% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.6%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 41.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Waaia splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Owned with a mortgage (39%), with Rented at 10%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm in Waaia, where 94.2% of dwellings are separate houses with three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Victorian average of 74.1% for homes of that size.
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.
94.2% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.7%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 94.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.2% ▲ +6.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.5%
- 2016: 92.7%
- 2021: 94.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Waaia, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Waaia, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 34%.
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 Waaia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22639/waaia/topic/housing-dwellings