$560 ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $550
- 2016: $600
- 2021: $560
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bayview · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bayview
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than half of the homes in Bayview are flats or apartments, making it a high-density pocket of Darwin. This is a costly place to live, where typical rents and mortgage payments are well above both the territory and national figures.
$560
▲ +1.8%
- $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 Bayview — higher than 97% of areas.
| Bayview | $560 |
|---|---|
| 0820, NT | $400 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $560, which is far above the Northern Territory figure of $325. Monthly mortgage payments are also among the highest at this level, typically reaching $2,700.
$2,700 ▲ +4.8%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,577
- 2016: $2,817
- 2021: $2,700
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Bayview splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (38%) and $350–$549 (36%), with $750 or more at 17%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bayview, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 46%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (32%) and $1,000–$1,799 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 46.6% of households renting, a figure far above the Australian average of 30.6%. Those who own their homes outright make up 20.5% of the area, which is much lower than most other areas.
46.6% ▼ -5.9%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 50.2%
- 2021: 46.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
20.5% ▲ +9.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 18.2%
- 2021: 20.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bayview, the largest group is Rented at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Owned outright (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 93.6% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure. While separate houses are far less common than usual at 37.5%, the typical person-per-bedroom rate of 0.80 is about the same as across Australia.
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.
37.5% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.0%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.6% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.4%
- 2016: 90.8%
- 2021: 93.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bayview, Flat or apartment is the majority at 56%; Separate house is next at 39%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bayview, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 4 bedrooms is next at 29%.
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 Bayview [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70025/bayview/topic/housing-dwellings