$310 ▲ +24.0%
Lower than 65% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $310
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bunbury · Region (SA4)
Housing & Dwellings in Bunbury
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lower housing costs than most similar areas define Bunbury, where 89.3% of homes are separate houses. This is a region where home ownership is strong and living spaces are generally larger than the national average. Most households here enjoy more room, with nearly 85% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
$310
▲ +24.0%
- $100–$118: 0 areas
- $118–$136: 0 areas
- $136–$154: 1 area
- $154–$171: 1 area
- $171–$189: 0 areas
- $189–$207: 3 areas
- $207–$225: 0 areas
- $225–$243: 4 areas
- $243–$261: 7 areas
- $261–$279: 6 areas
- $279–$296: 4 areas
- $296–$314: 9 areas
- $314–$332: 3 areas
- $332–$350: 3 areas
- $350–$368: 12 areas
- $368–$386: 6 areas
- $386–$404: 10 areas
- $404–$421: 4 areas
- $421–$439: 3 areas
- $439–$457: 5 areas
- $457–$475: 0 areas
- $475–$493: 1 area
- $493–$511: 2 areas
- $511–$529: 0 areas
- $529–$546: 0 areas
- $546–$564: 2 areas
- $564–$582: 1 area
- $582–$600: 2 areas
All region (sa4) areas, 2021. The marker is Bunbury — lower than 65% of areas.
| Bunbury | $310 |
|---|---|
| Rest of WA | $265 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $310 and monthly mortgage payments are $1,640, both of which are a little below the figures for Western Australia and the nation. While rents have risen by $60 since 2011, typical mortgage payments have actually fallen by $93 over the same period.
$1,640 ▼ -5.4%
Lower than 63% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,640
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bunbury, the largest group is $200–$349 at 44%, followed by $350–$549 (36%) and Under $200 (17%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Bunbury, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high in Bunbury, with 34.5% of homes owned outright, which is well above the Australian average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas, falling to 23.7% since 2011.
23.7% ▼ -16.6%
Lower than 84% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 28.4%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 23.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.5% ▲ +8.3%
Higher than 61% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 31.9%
- 2016: 32.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Bunbury splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 89.3% of all homes. This explains why the area has a high proportion of large homes, though the number of people per bedroom has dropped to 0.70 since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.3% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 86% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 89.3%
- 2016: 88.8%
- 2021: 89.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.5% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 88% of region (sa4) areas.
- 2011: 83.5%
- 2016: 83.8%
- 2021: 84.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bunbury, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Bunbury splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (42%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 2 bedrooms at 11%.
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 Bunbury [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa4/501/bunbury/topic/housing-dwellings