$153 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Werneth · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far higher mortgage payments and a total lack of apartments set Werneth apart from the rest of the state. This sparsely populated area is made up entirely of separate houses, with a typical monthly mortgage costing $4,000.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Werneth — lower than 86% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are far above the national figure of $1,863. In contrast, weekly rent is much lower than most areas, sitting at just $153.
$153 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$4,000 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 39.1% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Victorian figure of 32.2%. Only 21.7% of households rent, a rate well below the national average.
21.7% —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.1% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Werneth, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Rented (25%) and Other tenure (15%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Werneth is a separate house, far above the 72.3% national average. These homes tend to be large, with 78.3% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
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.
78.3% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Werneth, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Werneth, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 33%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Werneth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22748/werneth/topic/housing-dwellings