$35 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Victoria River · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $35 makes Victoria River one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This striking cost gap is paired with high density in the home, with more people sharing bedrooms than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Victoria River — lower than 99% of areas.
| Victoria River | $35 |
|---|---|
| 0852, NT | $80 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $35, which is far below the Northern Territory figure of $325 and the national figure of $375.
$35 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Other tenure at 47%, ahead of Owned outright (21%).
In Victoria River, Other tenure is the majority at 56%; Owned outright is next at 25%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 1.3 people per bedroom. This is well above the Northern Territory average of 1.0 and far above the Australian figure of 0.8.
1.30 → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Victoria River, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Victoria River, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 1 bedroom (25%) and 4 bedrooms (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Victoria River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL70273/victoria-river/topic/housing-dwellings