$491 ▲ +40.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $491
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wonga Park · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wonga Park
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Wonga Park is a separate house, making it a place of large residences and very few renters. The area is dominated by spacious family homes, with 95.8% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
$491
▲ +40.3%
- $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 Wonga Park — higher than 91% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the highest at this level, sitting well above the national figure at $491. This high cost of renting is matched by mortgage payments, with the usual monthly loan payment of $2,300 being a little above the Victorian average.
$2,300 ▲ +15.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wonga Park, $350–$549 is the majority at 51%; $200–$349 is next at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wonga Park, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 38%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (29%) and $1,000–$1,799 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very uncommon here, with only 5.4% of households renting, which is far below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Instead, 44.1% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average.
5.4% ▼ -19.0%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.6%
- 2016: 6.4%
- 2021: 5.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.1% ▲ +11.3%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.6%
- 2016: 40.3%
- 2021: 44.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wonga Park splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (49%) and Owned outright (44%), with Rented at 5%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 99.7% of the market, far above the state and national proportions. These homes are typically large, with 21.4% having five or more bedrooms and 47.9% having four.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
99.7% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 99.7%
- 2016: 99.9%
- 2021: 99.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
95.8% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.9%
- 2016: 94.9%
- 2021: 95.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wonga Park, Separate house is the majority at 100%; Flat or apartment is next at 0%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wonga Park, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (27%) and 5 or more (21%).
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 Wonga Park [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22825/wonga-park/topic/housing-dwellings