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 Mornington Peninsula (S), accounting for 10.2% (1,246 households). This share was lower than Greater Melbourne (11.5%).

Section overview

Weekly housing rental payments

Mornington Peninsula (S) - Households (Enumerated)

This table summarises housing rental payments for Mornington Peninsula (S) in 2021 for persons, with comparison against Greater Melbourne.

Chart view

Weekly housing rental payments snapshot

2021 distribution by category for Mornington Peninsula (S), with comparison markers for Greater Melbourne.

Mornington Peninsula (S)
Greater Melbourne

1 To 74

2021 count

87

% of total

0.7%

75 To 99

2021 count

69

% of total

0.6%

100 To 124

2021 count

358

% of total

2.9%

125 To 149

2021 count

165

% of total

1.3%

150 To 174

2021 count

206

% of total

1.7%

175 To 199

2021 count

164

% of total

1.3%

200 To 224

2021 count

276

% of total

2.3%

225 To 249

2021 count

199

% of total

1.6%

250 To 274

2021 count

599

% of total

4.9%

275 To 299

2021 count

431

% of total

3.5%

300 To 324

2021 count

1,031

% of total

8.4%

325 To 349

2021 count

804

% of total

6.6%

350 To 374

2021 count

1,246

% of total

10.2%

375 To 399

2021 count

885

% of total

7.2%

400 To 424

2021 count

1,114

% of total

9.1%

425 To 449

2021 count

488

% of total

4.0%

450 To 474

2021 count

771

% of total

6.3%

475 To 499

2021 count

408

% of total

3.3%

500 To 524

2021 count

540

% of total

4.4%

525 To 549

2021 count

184

% of total

1.5%

550 To 649

2021 count

764

% of total

6.2%

650 To 749

2021 count

396

% of total

3.2%

750 To 849

2021 count

168

% of total

1.4%

850 To 949

2021 count

116

% of total

0.9%

950 And Over

2021 count

224

% of total

1.8%

Not stated

2021 count

538

% of total

4.4%

Data table

Housing rental payments for Mornington Peninsula (S). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.

Housing rental payments for Mornington Peninsula (S). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Housing rental payments for Mornington Peninsula (S). Weekly housing rental payments. 2021 counts and percentages compared with Greater Melbourne.
Category2021 count2021 %Greater Melbourne %
1 To 74870.7%0.5%
75 To 99690.6%0.6%
100 To 1243582.9%2.3%
125 To 1491651.3%1.1%
150 To 1742061.7%1.4%
175 To 1991641.3%1.2%
200 To 2242762.3%2.0%
225 To 2491991.6%1.6%
250 To 2745994.9%2.9%
275 To 2994313.5%3.1%
300 To 3241,0318.4%7.6%
325 To 3498046.6%6.6%
350 To 3741,24610.2%11.5%
375 To 3998857.2%8.7%
400 To 4241,1149.1%10.4%
425 To 4494884.0%4.6%
450 To 4747716.3%6.5%
475 To 4994083.3%3.2%
500 To 5245404.4%4.2%
525 To 5491841.5%1.7%
550 To 6497646.2%6.7%
650 To 7493963.2%3.3%
750 To 8491681.4%1.9%
850 To 9491160.9%1.0%
950 And Over2241.8%1.9%
Not stated5384.4%3.7%
Total12,231100.0%100.0%