$428 ▲ +33.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $380
- 2021: $428
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wantirna · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wantirna
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than 90% of homes in Wantirna are separate houses, making it an area dominated by detached living. This preference for larger homes is reflected in the high proportion of properties with three or more bedrooms. While ownership is strong, the costs for both buying and renting here are much higher than in most other areas.
$428
▲ +33.8%
- $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 Wantirna — higher than 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $428 and the usual monthly home loan payment is $2,167, both of which are much higher than most areas. These figures are a little above the state and national averages.
$2,167 ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,800
- 2016: $1,800
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wantirna, $350–$549 is the majority at 72%; $550–$749 is next at 10%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wantirna, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 38%, followed by $3,000 or more (25%) and $1,000–$1,799 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the national figure at 38.8%. In contrast, the 19.6% of households that rent is far below the Australian average of 30.6%.
19.6% ▲ +16.2%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 16.9%
- 2016: 19.2%
- 2021: 19.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.8% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.5%
- 2016: 40.0%
- 2021: 38.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wantirna splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (39%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large family homes are the norm, with 90.7% of houses having three or more bedrooms, far above the state average. Separate houses make up 90.3% of all dwellings, which is far above the national figure.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
90.3% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.6%
- 2016: 88.2%
- 2021: 90.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.7% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.4%
- 2016: 87.0%
- 2021: 90.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wantirna, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Wantirna splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 4 bedrooms (40%), with 5 or more at 10%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Wantirna
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wantirna [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22685/wantirna/topic/housing-dwellings