$300 ▲ +62.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Molesworth · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Molesworth
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower rental rates than the national figure mark Molesworth as an affordable place to live. Every single home here is a separate house, with 80.1% having three or more bedrooms. This makes it a rare area where detached housing completely dominates the landscape.
$300
▲ +62.2%
- $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 Molesworth — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is well below the national figure. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,400 is well below the Australian average.
$1,400 ▲ +7.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,394
- 2021: $1,400
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Molesworth, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; Under $200 is next at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Molesworth, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than in the rest of the state or nation, with only 7.2% of households renting. Most people own their homes, with 55.8% holding a mortgage.
7.2% ▼ -23.7%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.4%
- 2016: 6.0%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.1% ▼ -10.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.9%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 33.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Molesworth, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 56%; Owned outright is next at 33%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 100% of the dwellings, a figure far above the state and national averages. These homes tend to be large, as 80.1% have at least three bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
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: 98.3%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.1% ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.3%
- 2016: 78.5%
- 2021: 80.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Molesworth, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Molesworth, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (25%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Molesworth [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60410/molesworth/topic/housing-dwellings