$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $135
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Yalca · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Yalca is a detached house, creating a landscape of spacious living. The area is far more affordable than the state average, with a very high number of people owning their homes outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yalca — lower than 60% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Living costs are quite low here, with typical weekly rents at $250 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,326, both of which are well below the figures for Victoria and Australia.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,326 ▲ +37.3%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Yalca, Under $200 is the majority at 58%; $200–$349 is next at 42%.
In Yalca, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 69%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 31%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong in Yalca, where 59% of homes are owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. Only 16.4% of households rent, which is far below the state and national averages.
16.4% ▼ -10.3%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
59.0% ▲ +65.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Yalca, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 26%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Yalca is a separate house, with 91.8% having three or more bedrooms. This abundance of space means there are typically 0.70 people per bedroom, which is a little below the Australian average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
91.8% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Yalca, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (42%) and 2 bedrooms (5%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yalca [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22890/yalca/topic/housing-dwellings