$230 ▲ +24.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $195
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wahgunyah · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wahgunyah
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Wahgunyah, where the typical rent is only $230 a week. This is a place of detached houses and high home ownership, with costs remaining well below the state and national figures.
$230
▲ +24.3%
- $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 Wahgunyah — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,473, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Renters also pay far less than the national average, with the usual weekly rent being $230.
$1,473 ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,400
- 2016: $1,357
- 2021: $1,473
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wahgunyah, $200–$349 is the majority at 63%; Under $200 is next at 31%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wahgunyah, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; Under $1,000 is next at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 43.6% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 15.5% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
15.5% ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.2%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 15.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.6% ▲ +19.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.5%
- 2016: 38.0%
- 2021: 43.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wahgunyah, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 89.1% of all homes, far above the 72.3% seen across Australia. Most of these are large, with 79.8% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.1% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.6%
- 2016: 88.1%
- 2021: 89.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.8% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.1%
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 79.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wahgunyah, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wahgunyah, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
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 Wahgunyah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22644/wahgunyah/topic/housing-dwellings