$400 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $380
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Tangney · Federal Electorate
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 89% of homes in Tangney have three or more bedrooms, making it an area dominated by large family houses. This high proportion of spacious housing is matched by a strong trend of home ownership, with far fewer people renting compared to the rest of the country.
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Tangney — higher than 71% of areas.
| Tangney | $400 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $350 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are higher than in most areas, with the typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,100 sitting a little above the state and national figures. Weekly rents are also higher than most areas, averaging $400.
$400 ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,100 ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 68% of federal electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Tangney, $350–$549 is the majority at 54%; $200–$349 is next at 21%.
In Tangney, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 36%, followed by $3,000 or more (25%) and $1,000–$1,799 (24%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very strong here, as 38.6% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the state and national figures. This helps explain why the share of households renting is far below the Australian average at just 20.6%.
20.6% ▲ +5.8%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.6% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 86% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Tangney splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (39%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 21%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 83.6% of the market, a figure far above the national average. Most homes are quite large, with 46.3% having four bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.6% ▼ -4.5%
Higher than 57% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.7% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 92% of federal electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Tangney, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 12%.
In Tangney, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (10%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Tangney [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED515/tangney/topic/housing-dwellings