"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: 36500Victoria 1996-03-01: 34975Victoria 1996-06-01: 36250Victoria 1996-09-01: 36000Victoria 1996-12-01: 33500Victoria 1997-03-01: 33950Victoria 1997-06-01: 33000Victoria 1997-09-01: 34000Victoria 1997-12-01: 35500Victoria 1998-03-01: 35250Victoria 1998-06-01: 35500Victoria 1998-09-01: 35250Victoria 1998-12-01: 34750Victoria 1999-03-01: 35000Victoria 1999-06-01: 35000Victoria 1999-09-01: 34500Victoria 1999-12-01: 35000Victoria 2000-03-01: 35000Victoria 2000-06-01: 35000Victoria 2000-09-01: 36150Victoria 2000-12-01: 37000Victoria 2001-03-01: 37000Victoria 2001-06-01: 37400Victoria 2001-09-01: 39997.5Victoria 2001-12-01: 39725Victoria 2002-03-01: 41375Victoria 2002-06-01: 42500Victoria 2002-09-01: 44750Victoria 2002-12-01: 47950Victoria 2003-03-01: 49000Victoria 2003-06-01: 51475Victoria 2003-09-01: 54000Victoria 2003-12-01: 58500Victoria 2004-03-01: 63000Victoria 2004-06-01: 69450Victoria 2004-09-01: 74000Victoria 2004-12-01: 78000Victoria 2005-03-01: 80000Victoria 2005-06-01: 85000Victoria 2005-09-01: 88000Victoria 2005-12-01: 89950Victoria 2006-03-01: 90000Victoria 2006-06-01: 92000Victoria 2006-09-01: 93500Victoria 2006-12-01: 95000Victoria 2007-03-01: 98000Victoria 2007-06-01: 98975Victoria 2007-09-01: 100000Victoria 2007-12-01: 101000Victoria 2008-03-01: 100000Victoria 2008-06-01: 99000Victoria 2008-09-01: 95000Victoria 2008-12-01: 92000Victoria 2009-03-01: 91000Victoria 2009-06-01: 86000Victoria 2009-09-01: 82000Victoria 2009-12-01: 80000Victoria 2010-03-01: 77000Victoria 2010-06-01: 78000Victoria 2010-09-01: 79000Victoria 2010-12-01: 79000Victoria 2011-03-01: 80000Victoria 2011-06-01: 80000Victoria 2011-09-01: 81000Victoria 2011-12-01: 79000Victoria 2012-03-01: 80000Victoria 2012-06-01: 78000Victoria 2012-09-01: 78000Victoria 2012-12-01: 76000Victoria 2013-03-01: 70000Victoria 2013-06-01: 69500Victoria 2013-09-01: 70000Victoria 2013-12-01: 73875Victoria 2014-03-01: 82000Victoria 2014-06-01: 79000Victoria 2014-09-01: 79000Victoria 2014-12-01: 79000Victoria 2015-03-01: 78250Victoria 2015-06-01: 80000Victoria 2015-09-01: 81500Victoria 2015-12-01: 80000Victoria 2016-03-01: 82500Victoria 2016-06-01: 84950Victoria 2016-09-01: 85975Victoria 2016-12-01: 89225Victoria 2017-03-01: 89975Victoria 2017-06-01: 91000Victoria 2017-09-01: 90000Victoria 2017-12-01: 88000Victoria 2018-03-01: 88000Victoria 2018-06-01: 87500Victoria 2018-09-01: 87725Victoria 2018-12-01: 86950Victoria 2019-03-01: 87975Victoria 2019-06-01: 86000Victoria 2019-09-01: 88500Victoria 2019-12-01: 95000Victoria 2020-03-01: 93000Victoria 2020-06-01: 95000Victoria 2020-09-01: 86500Victoria 2020-12-01: 84000Victoria 2021-03-01: 89995Victoria 2021-06-01: 93000Victoria 2021-09-01: 97000Victoria 2021-12-01: 101000Victoria 2022-03-01: 104000Victoria 2022-06-01: 103500Victoria 2022-09-01: 107500Victoria 2022-12-01: 115000Victoria 2023-03-01: 115750

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.