$400 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Melba · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Melba
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 80.2% of all homes in Melba, which is well above the national figure. This creates a landscape of largely detached dwellings where the typical mortgage payment is $2,100 a month. These costs are much higher than most similar areas.
$400
▲ +33.3%
- $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 Melba — higher than 82% of areas.
| Melba | $400 |
|---|---|
| 2615, ACT | $420 |
| Australian Capital Territory | $450 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $400, which is much higher than most areas but a little below the ACT figure of $450. Meanwhile, typical monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the territory average.
$2,100 ▲ +7.7%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $2,000
- 2021: $2,100
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Melba, the largest group is $350–$549 at 39%, followed by Under $200 (30%) and $550–$749 (18%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Melba, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 45%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (23%) and $3,000 or more (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the national and state figures at 34.6%. Conversely, the 20.6% of households renting is far below the rates seen across Australia and the ACT.
20.6% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 20.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.6% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 34.7%
- 2021: 34.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Melba, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 43%, followed by Owned outright (35%) and Rented (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common here, with 88.4% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with the high number of separate houses, which are much more common here than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.2% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.9%
- 2016: 80.9%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.4% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.2%
- 2016: 85.5%
- 2021: 88.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Melba, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 18%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Melba splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (40%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 10%.
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 Melba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL80094/melba/topic/housing-dwellings