$280 ▲ +40.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $249
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wodonga · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wodonga
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Wodonga has shifted toward a higher proportion of renters compared to other similar areas. The town offers a more affordable path to housing, with typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents sitting well below the Victorian and national figures.
$280
▲ +40.0%
- $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 Wodonga — higher than 50% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly mortgage payments are typically $1,387, which is well below the national figure of $1,863. Rent is also much cheaper here, with the usual weekly rent of $280 sitting well below both the state and national averages.
$1,387 ▲ +0.9%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,375
- 2016: $1,350
- 2021: $1,387
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wodonga, $200–$349 is the majority at 52%; $350–$549 is next at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wodonga, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 50%, followed by Under $1,000 (24%) and $1,800–$2,999 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common in Wodonga than in most similar areas, with 37.4% of households renting. This is well above the Victorian average of 28.5%, while 30.1% of homes are owned outright.
37.4% ▲ +2.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 37.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.1% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.6%
- 2016: 28.1%
- 2021: 30.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wodonga, the largest group is Rented at 37%, followed by Owned outright (30%) and Owned with a mortgage (30%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.3% of the market, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 78.6% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.3% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.8%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.6% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.1%
- 2016: 76.0%
- 2021: 78.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wodonga, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wodonga, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
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 Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22819/wodonga/topic/housing-dwellings