$204 ▲ +155.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $80
- 2016: $286
- 2021: $204
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wattle Bank · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wattle Bank
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Wattle Bank than across the rest of the country. This is a place where nearly half of all households have no mortgage, creating a stark contrast to the national trend. Most residents live in large, detached houses, making it a very different housing landscape to the Victorian average.
$204
▲ +155.0%
- $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 Wattle Bank — lower than 74% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,167, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the Victorian figure. In contrast, weekly rent is far below the national figure, sitting at just $204.
$2,167 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $2,150
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wattle Bank, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 62%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 45.7% of homes owned outright—far above the Australian average of 31.0%. Consequently, only 3.7% of households rent, which is much lower than in most other areas.
3.7% ▼ -79.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.9%
- 2016: 6.9%
- 2021: 3.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.7% ▲ +8.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.3%
- 2016: 51.7%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wattle Bank splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (45%) and Owned with a mortgage (45%), with Not stated at 6%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.5% of all homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, with 91.4% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Victorian average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.5% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 97.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
91.4% ▲ +2.2%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 82.8%
- 2021: 91.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wattle Bank, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wattle Bank, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 3 bedrooms (36%) and 5 or more (10%).
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 Wattle Bank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22724/wattle-bank/topic/housing-dwellings