$280 ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $335
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Glenfern · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Glenfern
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 100% of the dwellings in Glenfern, making it stand out among similar areas. The housing market is dominated by large family homes, with a very high rate of outright ownership compared to the rest of the country.
$280
▼ -20.0%
- $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 Glenfern — higher than 50% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,236, which is lower than most areas and well below the national figure. Weekly rents are around the middle for this level at $280, which is also well below the Australian average.
$1,236 ▲ +42.6%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,078
- 2021: $1,236
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Glenfern, Under $1,000 is the majority at 63%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No one is renting in Glenfern, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Instead, 42% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Australian figure of 31%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 7.8%
- 2016: 10.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.0% ▼ -17.6%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 51.0%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 42.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Glenfern, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 55%; Owned outright is next at 40%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm here, as 92% of houses have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the area has 0.90 people per bedroom, which is much higher than most other areas.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.0% ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.8%
- 2016: 72.0%
- 2021: 92.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Glenfern, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Glenfern, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 5 or more (21%).
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 Glenfern [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60231/glenfern/topic/housing-dwellings