$323 —
Higher than 67% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Arcadia Downs · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Arcadia Downs
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Arcadia Downs is a separate house with at least three bedrooms. This makes the area far more spacious than the state and national figures, with a very high proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$323
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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 Arcadia Downs — higher than 67% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,517, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Victorian figure. Typical weekly rents are $323, also a little below the state and national figures.
$1,517 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,192
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Arcadia Downs splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (34%), with Under $1,000 at 31%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 58.9% of homes owned outright—a figure far above the national average. This is consistent with the fact that no households in the area are renting.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.9% ▲ +13.2%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 52.1%
- 2016: 62.8%
- 2021: 58.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Arcadia Downs, Owned outright is the majority at 60%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 40%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
All homes here are detached houses with three or more bedrooms, far exceeding the state average. However, the number of people per bedroom has moved down to 0.70 since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Arcadia Downs, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Arcadia Downs, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 3 bedrooms is next at 26%.
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 Arcadia Downs [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222001/arcadia-downs/topic/housing-dwellings