$330 —
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $330
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Drouin · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Drouin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Higher housing costs than most similar areas mark Drouin, where 89.5% of homes are separate houses. While the area is dominated by large family dwellings, there has been a notable shift since 2011 as the proportion of outright home ownership fell to 35.5%.
$330
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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 Drouin — higher than 70% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,640 and weekly rents of $330 are both higher than most similar areas, though they sit a little below the state and national figures.
$1,640 ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 72% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $1,500
- 2021: $1,640
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Drouin splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (47%) and $350–$549 (42%), with Under $200 at 10%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Drouin, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the Victorian and Australian figures, but it has fallen 6.0 points since 2011. During that same time, the share of households renting rose 5.0 points to 21.6%, which is well below the national average.
21.6% ▲ +30.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 16.6%
- 2016: 25.8%
- 2021: 21.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.5% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 34.3%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Drouin splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 22%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than in the rest of the state, and 82.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, although the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.5% ▼ -3.9%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.1%
- 2016: 88.3%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.3% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 85.5%
- 2016: 82.2%
- 2021: 82.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Drouin, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Drouin splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 2 bedrooms at 14%.
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 Drouin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL213004/drouin/topic/housing-dwellings