$275 —
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Traralgon · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Traralgon
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than the state or national figures make Traralgon an affordable place to live. The typical monthly mortgage is $1,300, and typical weekly rent is just $275. This affordability is paired with a high number of spacious family homes.
$275
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Traralgon — higher than 51% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $275 are well below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,300, which is well below the Victorian average of $1,859.
$1,300 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Traralgon, $200–$349 is the majority at 54%; $350–$549 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Traralgon, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (27%) and $1,800–$2,999 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
About 34.5% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian figure. Meanwhile, 25.5% of households rent, a rate that is well below the national average.
25.5% —
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.5% —
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Traralgon splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (37%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than across Australia, making up 85.6% of all homes. This helps explain why 80.7% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the state average.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.6% —
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.7% —
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Traralgon, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Flat or apartment is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Traralgon, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Traralgon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL212008/traralgon/topic/housing-dwellings