$250 —
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $285
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Latrobe · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Latrobe
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents of $250 in Latrobe are around the middle for its level. The area is dominated by detached houses and has seen a sharp rise in the number of rental properties over the last decade. While ownership remains common, the share of homes owned outright has fallen since 2011.
$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 Latrobe — lower than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the state figure at $1,300, which is well below the national figure. Weekly rents are also well below the Australian average, sitting at $250.
$1,300 ▼ -14.9%
Lower than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: $1,528
- 2016: $1,408
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Latrobe, $200–$349 is the majority at 72%; Under $200 is next at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Latrobe, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental households have increased significantly, rising 15 percentage points since 2011 to reach 29%. Meanwhile, the share of homes owned outright fell to 35.1%, which is a little below the state average.
29.0% ▲ +113.3%
Higher than 71% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 13.6%
- 2016: 14.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.1% ▼ -8.7%
Lower than 63% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 38.4%
- 2016: 40.1%
- 2021: 35.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Latrobe splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Rented at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 92.4% of the market, a figure far above the national average. However, the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms fell 15 percentage points since 2011 to 69.7%, which is well below the national figure.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Higher than 57% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.4% ▼ -0.5%
Lower than 56% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 92.9%
- 2016: 93.4%
- 2021: 92.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.7% ▼ -18.1%
Lower than 76% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 85.2%
- 2016: 81.3%
- 2021: 69.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Latrobe, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Latrobe, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 2 bedrooms is next at 25%.
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 Latrobe [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL615011/latrobe/topic/housing-dwellings