$160 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Yapeen · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Yapeen, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $1,300. This is a place where almost everyone owns their home and very few people rent. The housing stock consists almost entirely of separate houses, creating a traditional residential landscape.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yapeen — lower than 84% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at $160, and typical monthly loan payments are well below Victoria's $1,859. Nearly half of all mortgage holders pay between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$160 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Yapeen, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 25%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 43.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. In a striking contrast to the rest of the state, 0.0% of households in Yapeen rent.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.8% ▼ -11.7%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Yapeen, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Owned outright is next at 46%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.2% of the homes, far above the Victorian average. While 65.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the area has a very high number of people per bedroom compared to the rest of the country.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.2% ▼ -3.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.7% ▼ -0.6%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Yapeen, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 2 bedrooms is next at 18%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yapeen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22907/yapeen/topic/housing-dwellings