$70 —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $65
- 2021: $70
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Minjilang · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Minjilang
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs define daily life in Minjilang (L), where the typical weekly rent is just $70. This is far below the Northern Territory figure of $325, reflecting a place where almost no one owns their own home.
$70
—
- $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 Minjilang — lower than 99% of areas.
| Minjilang | $70 |
|---|---|
| 0822, NT | $80 |
| Northern Territory | $325 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the lowest for similar areas and rose $5 since 2016 to reach $70. Monthly home-loan payments are also far below the national figure, sitting at just $303.
$303 —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Minjilang, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 76.4% of households renting, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. In contrast, no one in the area owns their home outright, a figure far below the rest of Australia.
76.4% ▼ -23.6%
Higher than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 76.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Minjilang, Rented is the majority at 91%; Other tenure is next at 9%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Crowding is high, with 1.7 people per bedroom, which is far above the national figure. This persists despite 85.5% of homes being separate houses, though the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms fell 28 points since 2011.
1.70 ▼ -15.0%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 2.00
- 2016: 1.80
- 2021: 1.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.5% ▼ -14.5%
Lower than 80% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 90.7%
- 2021: 85.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
50.9% ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 79.3%
- 2016: 65.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Minjilang, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Minjilang, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 2 bedrooms (33%) and 1 bedroom (12%).
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 Minjilang [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL722022/minjilang/topic/housing-dwellings