$300 —
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wendouree (Western Victoria) · State Electorate
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical home costs are much lower in Wendouree than in most other similar areas. The suburb offers a mix of affordable housing and a high proportion of detached homes, with the typical monthly mortgage payment sitting well below the national figure.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Wendouree (Western Victoria) — lower than 75% of areas.
| Wendouree (Western Victoria) | $300 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Vic. | $285 |
| Victoria | $370 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the Australian figure. Mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with the usual monthly payment of $1,478 sitting well below the state average.
$300 —
Lower than 75% of state electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,478 —
Lower than 79% of state electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wendouree (Western Victoria), $200–$349 is the majority at 54%; $350–$549 is next at 28%.
In Wendouree (Western Victoria), the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (24%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
How homes are owned or rented.
About 33.3% of households here are renting, a figure that is well above the state average. At the same time, 33.8% of homes are owned outright, which is a little above the national figure.
33.3% —
Higher than 65% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.8% —
Higher than 62% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Wendouree (Western Victoria) splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (34%) and Rented (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 83.9% of the market, which is far above the national average. Most homes are large, with 78.7% having three or more bedrooms, although the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2016.
0.70 —
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.9% —
Higher than 57% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.7% —
Higher than 52% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wendouree (Western Victoria), Separate house is the majority at 84%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
In Wendouree (Western Victoria), the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wendouree (Western Victoria) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED28408/wendouree/topic/housing-dwellings