$125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wickliffe · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Wickliffe, where the typical monthly mortgage is only $867. This is a place where half of all homes are owned outright, reflecting a very low cost of living compared to state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wickliffe — lower than 90% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the Victorian figure, sitting at just $125. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas at $867, which is nearly $1,000 less than the national typical payment.
$125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$867 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wickliffe, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Wickliffe, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of all homes in Wickliffe are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Meanwhile, only 12.1% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
12.1% —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wickliffe, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Other tenure (21%) and Owned with a mortgage (12%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home here is a separate house, which is far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. While 75.9% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, the typical resident has a little more space than the national average, with 0.7 people per bedroom.
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.
75.9% —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wickliffe, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Wickliffe, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 2 bedrooms is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wickliffe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22781/wickliffe/topic/housing-dwellings