$200 ▲ +100.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wellsford · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wellsford
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A strong preference for large, detached houses has shaped the residential landscape of Wellsford. The area is dominated by spacious family homes, with nearly half of all residents owning their house outright. This ownership trend is far more common here than across the rest of the state.
$200
▲ +100.0%
- $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 Wellsford — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are just $200, which is far below the Victorian and national figures. Meanwhile, those with mortgages pay about $1,733 a month, a figure that is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,733 ▲ +128.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $759
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wellsford, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 50%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (25%) and $3,000 or more (25%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Wellsford, where 49% of homes are owned outright—far above the 32.2% seen in Victoria. Only 17.6% of households rent, which is far below the state and national levels.
17.6% ▼ -16.2%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 8.9%
- 2021: 17.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.0% ▲ +11.8%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 43.9%
- 2016: 44.4%
- 2021: 49.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wellsford, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (18%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Wellsford is a separate house, meaning there are no flats or townhouses. These homes are typically large, with 94.1% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.1% ▲ +24.1%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 82.2%
- 2021: 94.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wellsford, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wellsford, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (7%).
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 Wellsford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22741/wellsford/topic/housing-dwellings