$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wail · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wail
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of just $200 make Wail a very affordable place to live compared to the rest of the country. The area is marked by housing costs that sit well below state and national figures, though homes are used more intensively than in most similar areas.
$200
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- $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 Wail — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $200, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also much lower than usual, at $1,290 compared to $1,863 across Australia.
$1,290 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,929
- 2021: $1,290
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wail, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 68%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (16%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wail, Owned outright is the majority at 68%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 16%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Wail are used more intensively than in most areas, with 0.80 people per bedroom, which is about the same as the Victorian and national figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wail, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 5 or more is next at 21%.
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 Wail [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22646/wail/topic/housing-dwellings