"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Victoria.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Victoria.

Housing tenure mix

Long-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Shorter-term housing tenure data is only currently available at Local Authority level.

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

LHA shortfall data is currently only available at Local Authority Level.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Victoria.

Dataset

House Prices
Victoria
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kVictoria 1995-12-01: 53250Victoria 1996-03-01: 52500Victoria 1996-06-01: 53000Victoria 1996-09-01: 53000Victoria 1996-12-01: 52500Victoria 1997-03-01: 51000Victoria 1997-06-01: 51000Victoria 1997-09-01: 51000Victoria 1997-12-01: 51500Victoria 1998-03-01: 55000Victoria 1998-06-01: 56000Victoria 1998-09-01: 57000Victoria 1998-12-01: 58000Victoria 1999-03-01: 57300Victoria 1999-06-01: 58000Victoria 1999-09-01: 58500Victoria 1999-12-01: 59000Victoria 2000-03-01: 59000Victoria 2000-06-01: 59950Victoria 2000-09-01: 60000Victoria 2000-12-01: 63685Victoria 2001-03-01: 68000Victoria 2001-06-01: 69000Victoria 2001-09-01: 70000Victoria 2001-12-01: 74500Victoria 2002-03-01: 78250Victoria 2002-06-01: 82500Victoria 2002-09-01: 88500Victoria 2002-12-01: 92250Victoria 2003-03-01: 97000Victoria 2003-06-01: 104100Victoria 2003-09-01: 114100Victoria 2003-12-01: 120000Victoria 2004-03-01: 128000Victoria 2004-06-01: 134950Victoria 2004-09-01: 139090Victoria 2004-12-01: 144250Victoria 2005-03-01: 149000Victoria 2005-06-01: 158250Victoria 2005-09-01: 161500Victoria 2005-12-01: 168500Victoria 2006-03-01: 165000Victoria 2006-06-01: 165000Victoria 2006-09-01: 163000Victoria 2006-12-01: 162000Victoria 2007-03-01: 165000Victoria 2007-06-01: 166000Victoria 2007-09-01: 169500Victoria 2007-12-01: 173250Victoria 2008-03-01: 170000Victoria 2008-06-01: 170000Victoria 2008-09-01: 166250Victoria 2008-12-01: 168750Victoria 2009-03-01: 164000Victoria 2009-06-01: 155000Victoria 2009-09-01: 155000Victoria 2009-12-01: 155500Victoria 2010-03-01: 155000Victoria 2010-06-01: 155000Victoria 2010-09-01: 159000Victoria 2010-12-01: 155250Victoria 2011-03-01: 150000Victoria 2011-06-01: 150000Victoria 2011-09-01: 148000Victoria 2011-12-01: 146000Victoria 2012-03-01: 146000Victoria 2012-06-01: 150000Victoria 2012-09-01: 151500Victoria 2012-12-01: 154000Victoria 2013-03-01: 157000Victoria 2013-06-01: 152475Victoria 2013-09-01: 157000Victoria 2013-12-01: 163750Victoria 2014-03-01: 170000Victoria 2014-06-01: 170000Victoria 2014-09-01: 168000Victoria 2014-12-01: 173000Victoria 2015-03-01: 171125Victoria 2015-06-01: 175000Victoria 2015-09-01: 173000Victoria 2015-12-01: 170000Victoria 2016-03-01: 170000Victoria 2016-06-01: 172500Victoria 2016-09-01: 175000Victoria 2016-12-01: 174975Victoria 2017-03-01: 175000Victoria 2017-06-01: 175000Victoria 2017-09-01: 177500Victoria 2017-12-01: 185000Victoria 2018-03-01: 185000Victoria 2018-06-01: 189950Victoria 2018-09-01: 191500Victoria 2018-12-01: 194975Victoria 2019-03-01: 198975Victoria 2019-06-01: 199950Victoria 2019-09-01: 205000Victoria 2019-12-01: 205700Victoria 2020-03-01: 209000Victoria 2020-06-01: 210000Victoria 2020-09-01: 200000Victoria 2020-12-01: 205500Victoria 2021-03-01: 212000Victoria 2021-06-01: 225000Victoria 2021-09-01: 232750Victoria 2021-12-01: 240000Victoria 2022-03-01: 240000Victoria 2022-06-01: 248500Victoria 2022-09-01: 250000Victoria 2022-12-01: 252500Victoria 2023-03-01: 260500

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Victoria.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Victoria, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Victoria. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Victoria. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Victoria. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Victoria.

Dataset

Council Tax Support

No data available at this level.