$290 ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $235
- 2016: $263
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Warburton · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lower housing costs make Warburton an affordable place to live compared to the state and national figures. Most residents live in detached houses, with a high proportion owning their homes outright. This creates a stable residential landscape where typical weekly rents are well below those seen in Victoria.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Warburton — higher than 54% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the national figure at $290. Similarly, typical monthly home-loan payments are much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,400.
$290 ▲ +23.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,400 ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Warburton, $200–$349 is the majority at 54%; $350–$549 is next at 31%.
In Warburton, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (26%) and $1,800–$2,999 (24%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than across Victoria or Australia, accounting for 40.2% of households. This helps explain why the proportion of renters is far below the national average at just 16.9%.
16.9% ▼ -30.1%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.2% ▲ +15.9%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Warburton splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than in the rest of the state, making up 94.6% of all homes. However, the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the Australian figure.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.6% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.9% ▲ +8.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Warburton, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
In Warburton, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Warburton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22689/warburton/topic/housing-dwellings