$160 ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $90
- 2016: $127
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Walwa · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far higher share of people own their homes outright in Walwa than in most other areas. This creates a housing market where costs are very low compared to the rest of the state and country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Walwa — lower than 84% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $160, which is far below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are also very low at $800, far below the national figure of $1,863.
$160 ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$800 ▲ +2.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Walwa, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Walwa, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 63%; Under $1,000 is next at 38%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 62.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31.0%. Only 17.6% of households rent, which is far below the state and national figures.
17.6% ▼ -5.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
62.4% ▲ +19.0%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Walwa, Owned outright is the majority at 62%; Rented is next at 18%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.8% of homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes are smaller than usual, with 57.6% having three or more bedrooms, which is far below the 73.8% seen across Australia.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.8% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
57.6% ▼ -15.8%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Walwa, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Other dwelling is next at 6%.
In Walwa, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Walwa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22668/walwa/topic/housing-dwellings