$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $135
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wooreen · 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 Wooreen than the national average, with a striking 58.6% of households owing nothing on their property. This small area is exclusively made up of separate houses, all of which have at least three bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wooreen — higher than 57% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the Australian figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also a little below the state and national averages, sitting at $1,550.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,550 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wooreen, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
In Wooreen, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here; 58.6% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the 31% national average. Meanwhile, the 24.1% of households that rent is well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
24.1% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.6% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wooreen, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Wooreen is a separate house with three or more bedrooms, a proportion far above the 73.8% seen across Australia. With so many bedrooms available, there are typically 0.70 people per bedroom, which is lower than most areas.
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.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wooreen, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Wooreen, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wooreen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22856/wooreen/topic/housing-dwellings