$300 —
Higher than 59% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $153
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eagle Point · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Eagle Point
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than half of all homes in Eagle Point are owned outright, making it a place where housing security is much higher than usual. This stability is paired with a strong preference for larger, detached houses and costs that sit well below the state and national figures.
$300
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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 Eagle Point — higher than 59% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,387 are well below the Victorian figure of $1,859. While weekly rents have risen to $300 since 2016, they remain a little below the state average and well below the national figure.
$1,387 ▲ +97.0%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $704
- 2016: $758
- 2021: $1,387
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Eagle Point splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (46%) and $350–$549 (46%), with Under $200 at 8%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Eagle Point, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (30%) and $1,800–$2,999 (15%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 54.0% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31.0%. Conversely, the 12.7% of households renting is far below the Australian average of 30.6%.
12.7% ▼ -32.8%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 20.6%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.0% ▲ +7.4%
Higher than 89% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 50.3%
- 2016: 44.9%
- 2021: 54.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Eagle Point, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.6% of all homes, which is far above the state and national figures. Large homes are common, with 78.1% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen 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.
93.6% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 85.7%
- 2016: 82.2%
- 2021: 93.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.1% ▲ +39.7%
Higher than 53% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 55.9%
- 2016: 58.5%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Eagle Point, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Eagle Point, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
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 Eagle Point [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL221024/eagle-point/topic/housing-dwellings