$310 ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $310
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Burt · Federal Electorate
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
About 90.5% of homes in Burt have three or more bedrooms, among the highest proportion of any similar area. This makes the suburb a primary hub for large family dwellings, though fewer residents now own their homes outright compared to ten years ago.
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Burt — lower than 77% of areas.
| Burt | $310 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $350 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $310, which is much lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. Meanwhile, the usual monthly mortgage payment of $1,725 has fallen by $225 since 2011.
$310 ▲ +14.8%
Lower than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,725 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 69% of federal electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Burt, $200–$349 is the majority at 52%; $350–$549 is next at 35%.
In Burt, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (36%) and Under $1,000 (15%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes are owned with a mortgage, while 23% are owned outright. This last figure is well below the Australian average and has fallen 7.0 percentage points since 2011.
25.4% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 66% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
23.0% ▼ -23.3%
Lower than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Burt, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 49%, followed by Rented (25%) and Owned outright (23%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common here, making up 88.5% of all homes—far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 85.2% of homes having either three or four bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.5% ▲ +1.8%
Higher than 77% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.5% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 97% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Burt, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Burt splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (44%) and 4 bedrooms (43%), with 2 bedrooms at 6%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Burt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED502/burt/topic/housing-dwellings