$270 —
Lower than 51% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $220
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Egerton · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Mount Egerton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A sharp decline in outright home ownership has marked the recent shift in Mount Egerton (L), where this figure fell 19 percentage points since 2011. The area is now defined by a total reliance on detached housing, with 100% of homes being separate houses.
$270
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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 Mount Egerton — lower than 51% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents have risen $50 since 2016 to $270, which is well below the Victorian figure of $370. Monthly mortgage payments are $1,500, a bit lower than the state and national figures, and have barely changed since 2011.
$1,500 ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,506
- 2016: $1,257
- 2021: $1,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mount Egerton, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mount Egerton, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (28%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgage holders make up 66.7% of households, while the share of people renting is far below the national figure at just 7.5%. Outright home ownership is also well below the state average at 27.5%.
7.5% ▼ -52.1%
Lower than 92% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 19.5%
- 2021: 7.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.5% ▼ -41.5%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 47.0%
- 2016: 34.6%
- 2021: 27.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mount Egerton, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 66%; Owned outright is next at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house, a figure far above the Victorian average. While most homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011 to 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +9.2%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 91.6%
- 2016: 92.4%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.7% ▼ -2.1%
Lower than 52% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 76.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mount Egerton, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mount Egerton, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (22%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
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 Mount Egerton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222057/mount-egerton/topic/housing-dwellings