$231 ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $260
- 2016: $188
- 2021: $231
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Durack · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Durack
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents in Durack are far below the national figure, with a typical cost of $231. This sparsely populated area has a housing market where renting is much more common than in most other parts of Australia.
$231
▼ -11.2%
- $200–$214: 2 areas
- $214–$229: 1 area
- $229–$243: 4 areas
- $243–$257: 7 areas
- $257–$271: 5 areas
- $271–$286: 3 areas
- $286–$300: 2 areas
- $300–$314: 8 areas
- $314–$329: 12 areas
- $329–$343: 5 areas
- $343–$357: 14 areas
- $357–$371: 9 areas
- $371–$386: 14 areas
- $386–$400: 8 areas
- $400–$414: 18 areas
- $414–$429: 8 areas
- $429–$443: 9 areas
- $443–$457: 4 areas
- $457–$471: 1 area
- $471–$486: 3 areas
- $486–$500: 2 areas
- $500–$514: 3 areas
- $514–$529: 0 areas
- $529–$543: 0 areas
- $543–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$571: 2 areas
- $571–$586: 0 areas
- $586–$600: 3 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Durack — lower than 99% of areas.
| Durack | $231 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $265 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is among the lowest at this level, sitting well below the Western Australian figure of $340. Typical monthly home loan payments have also fallen since 2011 to $1,678, which is a little below the national average.
$1,678 ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,750
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,678
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Durack, the largest group is Under $200 at 41%, followed by $200–$349 (33%) and $350–$549 (17%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Durack splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (31%), with Under $1,000 at 21%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 39.3% of households renting. Meanwhile, those who own their home outright make up 26.2%, which is well below the national figure and has fallen since 2011.
39.3% ▲ +35.9%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 29.0%
- 2016: 49.7%
- 2021: 39.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.2% ▼ -14.7%
Lower than 75% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.7%
- 2016: 24.0%
- 2021: 26.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Durack, the largest group is Rented at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Owned outright (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 85.1% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. Most of these are larger homes, with 78.4% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.1% ▼ -4.1%
Higher than 63% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 88.7%
- 2016: 84.2%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.4% ▼ -6.9%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 84.2%
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 78.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Durack, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Durack, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Durack [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED506/durack/topic/housing-dwellings