$245 ▲ +81.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $135
- 2016: $220
- 2021: $245
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Yinnar · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lower housing costs than most similar areas define Yinnar, where the typical weekly rent is just $245. The area is dominated by large family homes and a high number of residents who own their houses outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Yinnar — lower than 61% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are well below the Victorian figure, sitting at $1,365. Renters also pay much less than the national average, with a typical weekly rent of $245.
$245 ▲ +81.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,365 ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Yinnar, $200–$349 is the majority at 71%; $350–$549 is next at 16%.
In Yinnar, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; Under $1,000 is next at 29%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 39.5% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%. This is consistent with a much lower rental rate of 15.5% compared to the rest of the country.
15.5% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.5% ▼ -21.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Yinnar splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (43%) and Owned outright (40%), with Rented at 16%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.8% of all dwellings, far above the state average. Most of these are large, with 88.3% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.8% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.3% ▲ +5.7%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Yinnar, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 31%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Yinnar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22934/yinnar/topic/housing-dwellings