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, $550 to $649 was the most common rent band among households renting their home in Monash (C), accounting for 12.3% (2,508 households). This share was higher than Greater Melbourne (6.7%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Monash (C) - Households (Enumerated)

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

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

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

Monash (C)
Greater Melbourne

1 To 74

2021 count

97

% of total

0.5%

75 To 99

2021 count

84

% of total

0.4%

100 To 124

2021 count

450

% of total

2.2%

125 To 149

2021 count

224

% of total

1.1%

150 To 174

2021 count

335

% of total

1.6%

175 To 199

2021 count

254

% of total

1.2%

200 To 224

2021 count

373

% of total

1.8%

225 To 249

2021 count

216

% of total

1.1%

250 To 274

2021 count

277

% of total

1.4%

275 To 299

2021 count

244

% of total

1.2%

300 To 324

2021 count

704

% of total

3.5%

325 To 349

2021 count

696

% of total

3.4%

350 To 374

2021 count

1,474

% of total

7.2%

375 To 399

2021 count

1,516

% of total

7.4%

400 To 424

2021 count

2,135

% of total

10.5%

425 To 449

2021 count

1,143

% of total

5.6%

450 To 474

2021 count

1,911

% of total

9.4%

475 To 499

2021 count

1,088

% of total

5.3%

500 To 524

2021 count

1,387

% of total

6.8%

525 To 549

2021 count

654

% of total

3.2%

550 To 649

2021 count

2,508

% of total

12.3%

650 To 749

2021 count

1,036

% of total

5.1%

750 To 849

2021 count

412

% of total

2.0%

850 To 949

2021 count

120

% of total

0.6%

950 And Over

2021 count

242

% of total

1.2%

Not stated

2021 count

802

% of total

3.9%

Data table

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

Housing rental payments for Monash (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Housing rental payments for Monash (C). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Melbourne %
1 To 74970.5%0.5%
75 To 99840.4%0.6%
100 To 1244502.2%2.3%
125 To 1492241.1%1.1%
150 To 1743351.6%1.4%
175 To 1992541.2%1.2%
200 To 2243731.8%2.0%
225 To 2492161.1%1.6%
250 To 2742771.4%2.9%
275 To 2992441.2%3.1%
300 To 3247043.5%7.6%
325 To 3496963.4%6.6%
350 To 3741,4747.2%11.5%
375 To 3991,5167.4%8.7%
400 To 4242,13510.5%10.4%
425 To 4491,1435.6%4.6%
450 To 4741,9119.4%6.5%
475 To 4991,0885.3%3.2%
500 To 5241,3876.8%4.2%
525 To 5496543.2%1.7%
550 To 6492,50812.3%6.7%
650 To 7491,0365.1%3.3%
750 To 8494122.0%1.9%
850 To 9491200.6%1.0%
950 And Over2421.2%1.9%
Not stated8023.9%3.7%
Total20,382100.0%100.0%