$110 —
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $110
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Murrayville · Urban Centre
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly home loan payments in Murrayville have fallen by $1,170 since 2011. This small town is now defined by very low housing costs and a high proportion of people who own their homes outright. Most residents live in detached houses, with 96.9% of dwellings being separate houses.
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Murrayville — lower than 94% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $110, having fallen by $130 since 2016. Similarly, the typical monthly home loan payment of $693 is far below both the state and national averages.
$110 —
Lower than 94% of urban centre areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$693 ▼ -62.8%
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Murrayville, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Murrayville, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 59.4% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas at only 12.5%.
12.5% ▲ +22.2%
Lower than 79% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
59.4% ▼ -11.4%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Murrayville, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.9% of the homes here, a figure far above the state average. While 70.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011 to 0.70.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of urban centre areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.9% ▲ +6.6%
Higher than 69% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
70.8% ▲ +2.3%
Lower than 73% of urban centre areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Murrayville, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
In Murrayville, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Murrayville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222060/murrayville/topic/housing-dwellings