$250 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $230
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Seymour · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Seymour
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of $250 are well below the state and national figures in Seymour, making it a more affordable place to live. The area is dominated by separate houses and has seen a significant shift in how people hold their homes over the last decade.
$250
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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 Seymour — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,274 and weekly rents of $250 are both well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. While mortgage payments fell by $459 since 2011, typical rents rose by $20 over the last five years.
$1,274 ▼ -26.5%
Lower than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,294
- 2021: $1,274
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Seymour, $200–$349 is the majority at 56%; Under $200 is next at 30%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Seymour, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by Under $1,000 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (16%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Both renting and outright home ownership have increased by 17 percentage points since 2011. Now, 34.1% of households rent and 36.2% own their home outright, both of which are well above state and national levels.
34.1% ▲ +100.0%
Higher than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 17.1%
- 2016: 29.4%
- 2021: 34.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.2% ▲ +85.5%
Lower than 60% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 40.9%
- 2021: 36.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Seymour splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Rented (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 89.5% of the market, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most homes have three or more bedrooms, though this fell 16 percentage points since 2011 as the number of people per bedroom also declined.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.5% ▲ +2.1%
Lower than 69% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 87.6%
- 2016: 91.5%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.1% ▼ -17.7%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 92.4%
- 2016: 68.9%
- 2021: 76.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Seymour, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Seymour, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 4 bedrooms is next at 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 Seymour [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL214019/seymour/topic/housing-dwellings