$220 ▲ +120.0%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2021: $220
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Montagu · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Montagu
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define Montagu, where typical rents and mortgages sit well below the national figures. This is a place of large, detached homes, with nearly all households living in separate houses. The local market is much more affordable than the rest of Australia.
$220
▲ +120.0%
- $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 Montagu — lower than 69% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $220, which is far below the Australian figure of $375. Home loans are also much lower than most areas, with the typical monthly payment being $1,083.
$1,083 ▼ -15.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,285
- 2016: $974
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Montagu splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Montagu, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is higher than the national figure at 39.4%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is 21.2%, which is well below both the state and national levels.
21.2% ▼ -29.3%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 30.0%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 21.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.4% ▲ +39.8%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.2%
- 2016: 32.4%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Montagu, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Rented (24%) and Owned with a mortgage (17%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Montagu is a separate house. This helps explain why 97% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average of 73.8%.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.70
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.
97.0% ▲ +10.0%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.2%
- 2016: 88.2%
- 2021: 97.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Montagu, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Montagu, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 5 or more (16%).
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 Montagu [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60412/montagu/topic/housing-dwellings