Tyers · Urban Centre

Housing & Dwellings in Tyers

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Outright home ownership has fallen by 4.8 percentage points since 2011 in Tyers (L), where nearly half of all residents now own their homes fully. This is a community of large, detached houses, with almost no one renting and typical housing costs sitting well below state and national figures.

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📍 Tyers, Urban Centre

Where Tyers sits — Median rent (weekly)

$290 —
  • $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 Tyers — higher than 56% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Tyers$290
3844, VIC $277
Victoria $370
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is $290 and monthly mortgage payments are $1,324, both of which are well below the figures for Victoria and Australia. Monthly mortgage costs have risen by $349 since 2011.

$290 —

Higher than 56% of urban centre areas.

  • 2016: $155
  • 2021: $290

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,324 ▲ +35.8%

Lower than 55% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: $975
  • 2016: $867
  • 2021: $1,324

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Tyers, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (25%) and Under $1,000 (19%).

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Nearly 48% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31%. No households are currently renting, a drop of 13 percentage points since 2011.

0.0% ▼ -100.0%

Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 12.8%
  • 2016: 13.2%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

47.9% ▼ -9.0%

Higher than 77% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 52.7%
  • 2016: 51.6%
  • 2021: 47.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Tyers splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (49%) and Owned outright (47%), with Not stated at 4%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Detached houses make up 95.9% of the area, far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 89% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen 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.

95.9% ▼ -4.1%

Higher than 64% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 100.0%
  • 2016: 98.4%
  • 2021: 95.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

89.0% ▲ +10.0%

Higher than 85% of urban centre areas.

  • 2011: 81.0%
  • 2016: 63.2%
  • 2021: 89.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Tyers, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Tyers, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 4 bedrooms is next at 30%.

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 Tyers [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222095/tyers/topic/housing-dwellings