21.1% ▲ +132.3%
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 24.3%
- 2021: 21.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
Ouyen · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Ouyen
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly half of all homes in Ouyen are owned outright, making it an area where housing security is much higher than in most other places. The housing market is largely defined by detached houses and costs that sit well below state and national figures.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure, with a typical payment of $270. Typical monthly mortgage payments have also fallen since 2011 to $1,560, which is a little below the Victorian average.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Ouyen, Under $200 is the majority at 67%; $200–$349 is next at 33%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Ouyen, Under $1,000 is the majority at 65%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 28%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is a standout feature here, with 49.7% of residents owning their homes outright—a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting rose 12 points since 2011 to 21.1%.
49.7% ▲ +48.7%
Higher than 81% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 33.4%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 49.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Ouyen, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (26%) and Rented (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are the norm in Ouyen, making up 95.4% of all homes, which is far above the state average. Most of these are large, with 78.2% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
95.4% ▼ -0.8%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 96.1%
- 2016: 90.8%
- 2021: 95.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.2% ▼ -15.9%
Higher than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.0%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Ouyen, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Ouyen, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 4 bedrooms is next at 20%.
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 Ouyen [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215067/ouyen/topic/housing-dwellings