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 Frankston, accounting for 13.1% (780 households). This share was lower than Frankston (C) (13.5%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Frankston - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Frankston, with comparison markers for Frankston (C).

Frankston
Frankston (C)

1 To 74

2021 count

31

% of total

0.5%

75 To 99

2021 count

24

% of total

0.4%

100 To 124

2021 count

184

% of total

3.1%

125 To 149

2021 count

79

% of total

1.3%

150 To 174

2021 count

124

% of total

2.1%

175 To 199

2021 count

109

% of total

1.8%

200 To 224

2021 count

198

% of total

3.3%

225 To 249

2021 count

238

% of total

4.0%

250 To 274

2021 count

406

% of total

6.8%

275 To 299

2021 count

349

% of total

5.8%

300 To 324

2021 count

664

% of total

11.1%

325 To 349

2021 count

584

% of total

9.8%

350 To 374

2021 count

780

% of total

13.1%

375 To 399

2021 count

502

% of total

8.4%

400 To 424

2021 count

511

% of total

8.6%

425 To 449

2021 count

220

% of total

3.7%

450 To 474

2021 count

269

% of total

4.5%

475 To 499

2021 count

135

% of total

2.3%

500 To 524

2021 count

119

% of total

2.0%

525 To 549

2021 count

41

% of total

0.7%

550 To 649

2021 count

110

% of total

1.8%

650 To 749

2021 count

32

% of total

0.5%

750 To 849

2021 count

15

% of total

0.3%

850 To 949

2021 count

4

% of total

0.1%

950 And Over

2021 count

33

% of total

0.6%

Not stated

2021 count

215

% of total

3.6%

Data table

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

Housing rental payments for Frankston. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Frankston (C).
Housing rental payments for Frankston. Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Frankston (C).
Category2021 count2021 %Frankston (C) %
1 To 74310.5%0.6%
75 To 99240.4%0.5%
100 To 1241843.1%2.8%
125 To 149791.3%1.4%
150 To 1741242.1%1.8%
175 To 1991091.8%1.6%
200 To 2241983.3%2.9%
225 To 2492384.0%2.6%
250 To 2744066.8%5.2%
275 To 2993495.8%4.6%
300 To 32466411.1%10.0%
325 To 3495849.8%8.8%
350 To 37478013.1%13.5%
375 To 3995028.4%9.0%
400 To 4245118.6%9.5%
425 To 4492203.7%4.5%
450 To 4742694.5%5.7%
475 To 4991352.3%2.8%
500 To 5241192.0%2.7%
525 To 549410.7%0.9%
550 To 6491101.8%2.6%
650 To 749320.5%1.0%
750 To 849150.3%0.5%
850 To 94940.1%0.2%
950 And Over330.6%0.6%
Not stated2153.6%3.7%
Total5,976100.0%100.0%