$462 ▲ +43.9%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $321
- 2016: $400
- 2021: $462
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Yarraville · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Yarraville
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,500 in Yarraville are well above the national figure. This is a costly place to live, where both home loans and weekly rents are significantly higher than in most other areas. These high costs are mirrored by a lower-than-average rate of outright home ownership.
$462
▲ +43.9%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yarraville — higher than 89% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are among the highest at this level, sitting a little above the Victorian figure at $462. Mortgage costs are even steeper, with the typical monthly payment of $2,500 being well above the national average.
$2,500 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,200
- 2016: $2,167
- 2021: $2,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Yarraville, the largest group is $350–$549 at 49%, followed by $550–$749 (25%) and $200–$349 (16%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Yarraville splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (33%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 33.2% of households renting. This is well above the state figure, while those who own their homes outright make up 26.5%, which is well below the Victorian average.
33.2% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 32.9%
- 2021: 33.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.5% ▼ -9.9%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.4%
- 2016: 27.4%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Yarraville, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 38%, followed by Rented (33%) and Owned outright (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Yarraville tend to be smaller, with 62.4% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far below the national average. Because of this, there are more people per bedroom (0.90) than in most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
71.7% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.2%
- 2016: 72.4%
- 2021: 71.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
62.4% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 60.8%
- 2016: 61.7%
- 2021: 62.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Yarraville, Separate house is the majority at 72%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 16%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Yarraville, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 2 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yarraville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22917/yarraville/topic/housing-dwellings