Housing

Housing rental payments

About this topic

Housing rental payments show the weekly rent reported by households that rent their dwelling. It is a direct measure of current housing cost for renters and is not affected by home equity or mortgage history.

This topic is useful for understanding rental affordability and potential housing stress, especially when read with household income and tenure. Raw rental amounts are not directly comparable over time because of inflation, so rental quartiles are better for comparing change.

Interpretation notes

  • This topic applies only to households that rent their dwelling and records weekly rent for the dwelling counted on Census night.
  • Raw rent ranges are not directly comparable over time because inflation and market conditions change.

Key insight

In 2021, $350 to $374 was the most common rent band among households renting their home in Darebin (C), accounting for 10.3% (2,353 households). This share was lower than Greater Melbourne (11.5%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Darebin (C) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing rental payments for Darebin (C) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne.

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Darebin (C), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.

Darebin (C)
Greater Melbourne

1 To 74

2021 count

169

% of total

0.7%

75 To 99

2021 count

177

% of total

0.8%

100 To 124

2021 count

829

% of total

3.6%

125 To 149

2021 count

309

% of total

1.3%

150 To 174

2021 count

364

% of total

1.6%

175 To 199

2021 count

328

% of total

1.4%

200 To 224

2021 count

527

% of total

2.3%

225 To 249

2021 count

417

% of total

1.8%

250 To 274

2021 count

760

% of total

3.3%

275 To 299

2021 count

917

% of total

4.0%

300 To 324

2021 count

1,843

% of total

8.1%

325 To 349

2021 count

1,492

% of total

6.5%

350 To 374

2021 count

2,353

% of total

10.3%

375 To 399

2021 count

1,665

% of total

7.3%

400 To 424

2021 count

2,022

% of total

8.8%

425 To 449

2021 count

908

% of total

4.0%

450 To 474

2021 count

1,280

% of total

5.6%

475 To 499

2021 count

744

% of total

3.3%

500 To 524

2021 count

1,005

% of total

4.4%

525 To 549

2021 count

395

% of total

1.7%

550 To 649

2021 count

1,839

% of total

8.0%

650 To 749

2021 count

877

% of total

3.8%

750 To 849

2021 count

407

% of total

1.8%

850 To 949

2021 count

192

% of total

0.8%

950 And Over

2021 count

301

% of total

1.3%

Not stated

2021 count

769

% of total

3.4%

Data table

Housing rental payments for Darebin (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.

Housing rental payments for Darebin (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Housing rental payments for Darebin (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Melbourne %
1 To 741690.7%0.5%
75 To 991770.8%0.6%
100 To 1248293.6%2.3%
125 To 1493091.3%1.1%
150 To 1743641.6%1.4%
175 To 1993281.4%1.2%
200 To 2245272.3%2.0%
225 To 2494171.8%1.6%
250 To 2747603.3%2.9%
275 To 2999174.0%3.1%
300 To 3241,8438.1%7.6%
325 To 3491,4926.5%6.6%
350 To 3742,35310.3%11.5%
375 To 3991,6657.3%8.7%
400 To 4242,0228.8%10.4%
425 To 4499084.0%4.6%
450 To 4741,2805.6%6.5%
475 To 4997443.3%3.2%
500 To 5241,0054.4%4.2%
525 To 5493951.7%1.7%
550 To 6491,8398.0%6.7%
650 To 7498773.8%3.3%
750 To 8494071.8%1.9%
850 To 9491920.8%1.0%
950 And Over3011.3%1.9%
Not stated7693.4%3.7%
Total22,889100.0%100.0%