$120 ▲ +9.1%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $110
- 2016: $65
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Walpa · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Walpa
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs define Walpa, where the typical weekly rent is just $120. This is one of the most affordable areas for its level, with home loans and rents sitting far below state and national figures.
$120
▲ +9.1%
- $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 Walpa — lower than 91% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,430, which is well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Rents are even lower, at $120 a week, which is far below the national figure of $375.
$1,430 ▼ -34.0%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,167
- 2016: $1,268
- 2021: $1,430
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Walpa, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Walpa splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (42%) and Under $1,000 (38%), with $3,000 or more at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national figure at 43.5%. This is consistent with a much lower proportion of households renting, at 17.7%, compared to 30.6% across Australia.
17.7% ▼ -55.6%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 21.2%
- 2021: 17.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.5% ▲ +17.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 37.1%
- 2016: 59.6%
- 2021: 43.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Walpa splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 17%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Walpa is a separate house, a figure far above the national average. These homes tend to be large, with 85.5% having three or more bedrooms.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.5% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.9%
- 2016: 88.5%
- 2021: 85.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Walpa, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 4 bedrooms is next at 29%.
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 Walpa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22666/walpa/topic/housing-dwellings