$290 —
Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $190
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Stratford · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Stratford
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses now make up 96.1% of all homes in Stratford, a climb of nearly 10 percentage points since 2011. This shift toward larger, owner-occupied properties has seen the number of renters drop sharply. Today, the area is defined by spacious detached homes and housing costs that sit well below state and national figures.
$290
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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 Stratford — higher than 56% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $290 and the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,300, both of which are well below the Victorian and national figures. Since 2011, monthly mortgage payments have risen by $293, while weekly rents increased by $100 after 2016.
$1,300 ▲ +29.1%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,007
- 2016: $1,000
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Stratford, the largest group is $200–$349 at 47%, followed by $350–$549 (38%) and Under $200 (15%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Stratford, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 62%; Under $1,000 is next at 25%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.0% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, only 15.3% of households rent, which is far below the state and national rates and represents a fall of 9.1 percentage points since 2011.
15.3% ▼ -37.3%
Lower than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 24.4%
- 2016: 22.5%
- 2021: 15.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.0% ▲ +11.6%
Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 42.7%
- 2021: 38.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Stratford, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 44%, followed by Owned outright (38%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in detached houses, and 85.1% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Victorian average. This abundance of space is reflected in the typical number of people per bedroom, which has moved down to 0.70 since 2011.
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.
96.1% ▲ +11.2%
Higher than 65% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 88.9%
- 2021: 96.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.1% ▲ +12.0%
Higher than 75% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 76.0%
- 2016: 74.3%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Stratford, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Flat or apartment is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Stratford, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (36%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
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 Stratford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL215080/stratford/topic/housing-dwellings