$260 ▲ +57.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $165
- 2016: $173
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Woodside · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Woodside than in the rest of the country. This trend helps keep housing costs low, with typical monthly mortgage payments sitting far below the Victorian and national figures. Most residents live in detached houses in this rural area.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Woodside — lower than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $966, which is far below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are also much lower than the state and national averages, sitting at $260.
$260 ▲ +57.6%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$966 ▲ +48.6%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Woodside, $200–$349 is the majority at 73%; Under $200 is next at 27%.
Woodside splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (43%) and $1,000–$1,799 (40%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 18%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 52.2% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 11.5% of households rent, which is far below the 30.6% seen across Australia.
11.5% ▼ -7.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.2% ▼ -9.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Woodside, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 28%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.3% of all homes, far above the Victorian average of 73.4%. While 75.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.3% ▼ -2.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.2% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Woodside, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Other dwelling is next at 6%.
In Woodside, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Woodside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22841/woodside/topic/housing-dwellings