$269 —
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $269
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dinner Plain · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Dinner Plain
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more separate houses make up the landscape of Dinner Plain than in most other areas, with 86.5% of homes being detached. This small locality has much lower housing costs than the state or national figures, and a lower proportion of people own their homes outright.
$269
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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 Dinner Plain — lower than 51% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $269, though it has risen $24 since 2016. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also well below the Victorian average, falling $195 since 2011 to $1,452.
$1,452 ▼ -11.8%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,647
- 2016: $1,409
- 2021: $1,452
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Dinner Plain, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Dinner Plain, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than across Australia, with only 13.5% of households renting. This is alongside a much lower rate of outright home ownership compared to most areas, at 24.3%.
13.5% ▲ +117.9%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 6.2%
- 2016: 10.4%
- 2021: 13.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
24.3% ▲ +16.2%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 20.9%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 24.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Dinner Plain splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (32%) and Not stated (29%), with Owned with a mortgage at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While separate houses are common, the share of homes with three or more bedrooms has fallen sharply by 42 points since 2011 to 45.9%. This is far below the state average, though the area still sees more people per bedroom than most of the country.
1.00 ▼ -9.1%
Higher than 90% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 78% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 86.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
45.9% ▼ -47.9%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 88.2%
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 45.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dinner Plain, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dinner Plain, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 33%, followed by 4 bedrooms (21%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Dinner Plain [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222018/dinner-plain/topic/housing-dwellings