$330 ▲ +36.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $241
- 2016: $277
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Werribee · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Werribee
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 85% of all homes in Werribee, far more than the national figure. This preference for larger dwellings is matched by a high number of renters, with 33.3% of households renting their homes. Overall, the area is defined by spacious family housing and a rental market that is much larger than in most similar areas.
$330
▲ +36.9%
- $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 Werribee — higher than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $330, which is higher than most areas but a little below the state and national figures. Home loan payments are also higher than most areas, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $1,733.
$1,733 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $1,450
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Werribee, $200–$349 is the majority at 54%; $350–$549 is next at 37%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Werribee splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (39%) and $1,800–$2,999 (37%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, while the 25.2% of homes owned outright is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. More people in Werribee rent or have a mortgage than own their home fully.
33.3% ▲ +18.4%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.1%
- 2016: 30.8%
- 2021: 33.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
25.2% ▼ -13.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 28.4%
- 2021: 25.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Werribee, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 39%, followed by Rented (33%) and Owned outright (25%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 85.2% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the state and national averages. This is driven by the high number of separate houses, which are far more common here than in most other areas.
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.
85.0% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.5%
- 2016: 81.5%
- 2021: 85.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.2% ▲ +2.9%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.8%
- 2016: 81.5%
- 2021: 85.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Werribee, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Werribee, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 4 bedrooms is next at 31%.
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 Werribee [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22750/werribee/topic/housing-dwellings