$260 —
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Goornong · Urban Centre
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical home-loan payments are lower than most areas in Goornong, where the usual monthly cost is $1,185. This is a place of large, detached houses, with the vast majority of residents owning their homes via a mortgage or outright.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Goornong — lower than 54% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent and mortgages are well below state and national figures. The typical weekly rent is $260, down $40 since 2016, while typical monthly mortgage payments fell $395 since 2011 to reach $1,185.
$260 —
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,185 ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 65% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Goornong, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In Goornong, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 42%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high, with 56.7% of homes having a mortgage and 32.5% owned outright. Only 11.7% of households rent, which is far below the Victorian figure of 28.5%.
11.7% ▲ +140.0%
Lower than 82% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.5% ▼ -10.0%
Lower than 70% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Goornong, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 31%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.3% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most homes are large, with 84.2% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.3% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 78% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.2% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Goornong, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Goornong, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 64%; 4 bedrooms is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Goornong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222028/goornong/topic/housing-dwellings