$250 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wandiligong · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Wandiligong
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Wandiligong is a separate house, making it far more detached than most other areas. The local housing market is defined by larger homes and a very high rate of outright ownership, with few people renting. Typical costs for mortgages and rent are a little below state and national figures.
$250
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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 Wandiligong — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,498, which is a little below the Victorian figure of $1,859. Weekly rents are well below the national average at $250, though this is $10 lower than it was in 2016.
$1,498 ▲ +38.3%
Higher than 61% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,083
- 2016: $1,792
- 2021: $1,498
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wandiligong, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wandiligong, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by Under $1,000 (31%) and $1,800–$2,999 (27%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the Australian average at 41.9%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas, sitting at 10.5% compared to 30.6% nationally.
10.5% ▼ -5.6%
Lower than 85% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 11.1%
- 2016: 4.6%
- 2021: 10.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.9% ▼ -2.0%
Higher than 58% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.8%
- 2016: 38.9%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wandiligong splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (45%) and Owned outright (44%), with Rented at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here tend to be larger than usual, with 80.6% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure at 0.90.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 88% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +6.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 93.9%
- 2016: 95.4%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.6% ▼ -2.5%
Higher than 62% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 82.4%
- 2021: 80.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wandiligong, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wandiligong, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
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 Wandiligong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL222098/wandiligong/topic/housing-dwellings