$280 —
Lower than 66% of urban area areas.
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Albury - Wodonga · Urban Area
Housing & Dwellings in Albury - Wodonga
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lower housing costs than most similar areas make Albury - Wodonga an affordable place to live. The typical weekly rent is just $280, which is well below the national figure of $375. This affordability is paired with a strong preference for large, detached family homes.
$280
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- $150–$161: 1 area
- $161–$171: 0 areas
- $171–$182: 1 area
- $182–$193: 1 area
- $193–$204: 3 areas
- $204–$214: 0 areas
- $214–$225: 4 areas
- $225–$236: 2 areas
- $236–$246: 4 areas
- $246–$257: 8 areas
- $257–$268: 6 areas
- $268–$279: 5 areas
- $279–$289: 8 areas
- $289–$300: 6 areas
- $300–$311: 15 areas
- $311–$321: 5 areas
- $321–$332: 6 areas
- $332–$343: 3 areas
- $343–$354: 7 areas
- $354–$364: 3 areas
- $364–$375: 2 areas
- $375–$386: 7 areas
- $386–$396: 3 areas
- $396–$407: 3 areas
- $407–$418: 0 areas
- $418–$429: 2 areas
- $429–$439: 1 area
- $439–$450: 5 areas
All urban area areas, 2021. The marker is Albury - Wodonga — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,458, which is well below the Victoria figure of $1,859. Rents have rose $35 since 2016 to reach $280 per week, though this remains well below the national figure of $375.
$1,458 ▲ +0.4%
Lower than 60% of urban area areas.
- 2011: $1,452
- 2016: $1,408
- 2021: $1,458
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Albury - Wodonga, $200–$349 is the majority at 52%; $350–$549 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Albury - Wodonga, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (23%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most areas, with 33.7% of households renting, which is well above the state figure of 28.5%. Meanwhile, 29.8% of homes are owned outright, a figure that is a little below the Australian average.
33.7% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 72% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 34.9%
- 2021: 33.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.8% ▲ +7.2%
Lower than 74% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 27.8%
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Albury - Wodonga splits fairly evenly between Rented (34%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far more common here than in the rest of Victoria, making up 83.9% of all homes. Most dwellings are large, with 76.9% having three or more bedrooms, although the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.9% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 53% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 79.4%
- 2016: 82.6%
- 2021: 83.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.9% ▲ +3.4%
Lower than 59% of urban area areas.
- 2011: 74.4%
- 2016: 75.3%
- 2021: 76.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Albury - Wodonga, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Albury - Wodonga, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
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 Albury - Wodonga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sua/1001/albury-wodonga/topic/housing-dwellings