$150 ▲ +74.4%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $86
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Menzies · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Menzies
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A dramatic shift in housing costs and tenure has occurred in Menzies since 2011, with typical monthly mortgage payments falling by $2,416. This is now an area where housing is far more affordable than the national average, though renting is much more common than in most other parts of the country.
$150
▲ +74.4%
- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Menzies — lower than 86% of areas.
| Menzies | $150 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $265 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are much lower than most areas at $150, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also among the lowest at $397, a figure far below the Western Australian average of $1,842.
$397 ▼ -85.9%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $2,813
- 2021: $397
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Menzies, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in the rest of the state, with 40.9% of households renting, though this fell 26 points since 2011. Meanwhile, 27.3% of homes are owned outright, which is well below the Australian average of 31.0%.
40.9% ▼ -38.6%
Higher than 84% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 66.7%
- 2016: 71.3%
- 2021: 40.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.3% ▲ +10.5%
Lower than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 27.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Menzies, the largest group is Rented at 40%, followed by Owned outright (27%) and Other tenure (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 63.6% of homes, which is far below the state average of 79.7%. The area also has a very low proportion of larger homes, with only 39.4% having three or more bedrooms, far below the national figure of 73.8%.
1.00 ▼ -33.3%
Higher than 89% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.50
- 2016: 1.20
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
63.6% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 85.2%
- 2016: 81.3%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
39.4% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 48.8%
- 2016: 45.0%
- 2021: 39.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Menzies, Separate house is the majority at 72%; Other dwelling is next at 17%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Menzies splits fairly evenly between 1 bedroom (33%) and 3 bedrooms (30%), with 2 bedrooms at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Menzies [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55390/menzies/topic/housing-dwellings