$560 ▲ +24.4%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $490
- 2021: $560
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Deakin · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Deakin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 67.9% of all homes in Deakin. This is a high-cost area where the typical monthly mortgage payment of $3,180 is far above the national figure. While housing costs are steep, a large portion of the population has managed to pay off their homes completely.
$560
▲ +24.4%
- $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 Deakin — higher than 97% of areas.
| Deakin | $560 |
|---|---|
| 2600, ACT | $540 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $450 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Living costs are very high here, with typical weekly rents of $560 and monthly mortgage payments of $3,180. Both figures are well above the levels seen across the ACT and the rest of Australia.
$3,180 ▲ +20.8%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,632
- 2016: $3,000
- 2021: $3,180
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Deakin splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (28%) and $350–$549 (27%), with $750 or more at 22%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Deakin, $3,000 or more is the majority at 56%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 19%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong, as 44.2% of people own their place outright, which is far above the ACT and national figures. In contrast, the 20.7% of households renting is well below the national average.
20.7% ▼ -11.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 23.4%
- 2016: 23.8%
- 2021: 20.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.2% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.6%
- 2016: 43.6%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Deakin, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most residents live in larger homes, with 77.1% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. Despite these larger homes, Deakin has fewer people per bedroom than most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
67.9% ▼ -11.9%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 77.1%
- 2016: 66.5%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.1% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 73.9%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Deakin, Separate house is the majority at 68%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 18%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Deakin splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (33%) and 3 bedrooms (32%), with 2 bedrooms at 15%.
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 Deakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80044/deakin/topic/housing-dwellings