$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $55
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wairewa · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wairewa
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low living costs define the housing market in Wairewa, where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $819. This makes the area far more affordable than the rest of the state and country.
$150
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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 Wairewa — lower than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure at $150. Monthly home-loan payments are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $819 compared to $1,863 across Australia.
$819 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $819
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Wairewa splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $1,000–$1,799 (50%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in the area rent their homes. Instead, a high proportion of people own their homes outright at 46.4%, which is far above the Victorian figure of 32.2%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.4% —
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 46.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wairewa, Owned outright is the majority at 62%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Wairewa is a separate house. While 75% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom here than in the typical Australian home.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.0% —
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 47.2%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wairewa, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wairewa, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 4 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 Wairewa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22647/wairewa/topic/housing-dwellings