$210 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Merredin · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Merredin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 94.9% of all dwellings in Merredin, far exceeding the national figure. This creates a landscape of spacious, detached homes that are generally more affordable than those in the rest of the state. Most residents live in large houses, though a notable portion of the population rents.
$210
▲ +61.5%
- $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 Merredin — lower than 68% of areas.
| Merredin | $210 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $265 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are far below the state and national figures, with typical weekly rents at $210 and typical monthly mortgage payments at $1,078. While the usual rent rose $80 since 2011, the typical monthly mortgage payment fell by $66 over the same period.
$1,078 ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 72% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,144
- 2016: $1,127
- 2021: $1,078
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Merredin splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (47%) and Under $200 (43%), with $350–$549 at 10%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Merredin, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 45%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (39%) and $1,800–$2,999 (12%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people own their homes outright here than in the rest of Australia, with 35.2% of households owing nothing on their property. Renters make up 28.9% of the population, a figure that is a little above the Western Australian average.
28.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 31.0%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 28.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.2% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 34.5%
- 2016: 33.2%
- 2021: 35.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Merredin splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (30%), with Rented at 29%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, as 79.3% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, yet the number of people per bedroom has fallen to 0.70 since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.9% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 81% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 91.5%
- 2016: 94.6%
- 2021: 94.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.3% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 79.8%
- 2016: 79.1%
- 2021: 79.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Merredin, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Merredin, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Merredin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA55460/merredin/topic/housing-dwellings