$220 ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $170
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wood Wood · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far lower cost of living marks Wood Wood, where housing expenses sit well below the Victorian and national figures. More than half the homes here are owned outright, making it an area where residents face much lower financial pressure than in most other parts of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wood Wood — lower than 69% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,192, which is well below the $1,859 seen across Victoria. Weekly rents are also far below the national figure, typically costing just $220.
$220 ▲ +29.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,192 ▲ +3.7%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 51.5% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. Households renting make up 21.2% of the area, which is well below the state and national proportions.
21.2% ▲ +37.9%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.5% ▲ +3.0%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wood Wood, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Rented is next at 24%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are very common, making up 81.8% of homes, which is well above the Victorian average. While these homes are often smaller, with 66.7% having three or more bedrooms, they are used more intensely, with people per bedroom sitting a little above the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.8% ▼ -9.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.7% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wood Wood, Separate house is the majority at 73%; Other dwelling is next at 27%.
In Wood Wood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (20%) and Studio / none (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wood Wood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22832/wood-wood/topic/housing-dwellings