$163 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $125
- 2021: $163
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wandella · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define daily life in Wandella, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $859. This is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859, making the area significantly more affordable than most other places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wandella — lower than 84% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure at just $163. This is much lower than most areas, sitting $212 under the Australian typical rent of $375.
$163 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$859 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wandella, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in the area rent, which is far below the state and national figures. While 29.6% of homes have a mortgage, those owned outright at 25.9% are well below the Australian typical of 31.0%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
25.9% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Wandella splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Owned outright (33%), with Other tenure at 14%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Wandella is a separate house, far above the 72.3% national average. These homes tend to be large, with 77.8% having three or more bedrooms, though there are only 0.70 people per bedroom.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.8% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wandella, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Wandella splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (43%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wandella [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22670/wandella/topic/housing-dwellings