$210 ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $157
- 2016: $190
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
6398, WA · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 96.8% of all homes in postcode 6398, far exceeding the national figure. This is an affordable area where more than half of all homes are owned outright. Most people live in detached houses with low monthly repayments and rents that are far below state and national levels.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 6398, WA — lower than 74% of areas.
| 6398, WA | $210 |
|---|---|
| Manjimup | $230 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $210 and the usual monthly mortgage is $1,070, both of which are far below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
$210 ▲ +33.8%
Lower than 74% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,070 ▲ +37.2%
Lower than 78% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 6398, WA, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; Under $200 is next at 41%.
In 6398, WA, Under $1,000 is the majority at 56%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 34%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 55.2% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average. Meanwhile, the share of households renting has fallen to 22.2%, which is well below the state and national levels.
22.2% ▼ -21.1%
Higher than 54% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.2% ▲ +4.6%
Higher than 91% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In 6398, WA, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Rented is next at 22%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home in the area is a separate house. While 73.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is well below the national figure at 0.60.
0.60 ▼ -45.5%
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.8% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.8% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 67% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 6398, WA, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In 6398, WA, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (22%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 6398, WA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA6398/6398-wa/topic/housing-dwellings