$225 —
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boorolite · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Boorolite
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Boorolite is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This creates a landscape where large family homes are the norm, with a very high proportion of residents owning their place outright.
$225
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boorolite — lower than 68% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $225, which is far below the national figure of $375. However, those with a mortgage pay a typical $1,993 a month, which is higher than most areas.
$1,993 —
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,335
- 2021: $1,993
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Boorolite, $3,000 or more is the majority at 63%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 38%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 55.6% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national average. This helps explain why only 16.7% of households rent, a figure far below the national average of 30.6%.
16.7% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 11.5%
- 2021: 16.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
55.6% —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 55.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Boorolite, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Rented (15%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the area, as 88.9% have three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. Most of these are four-bedroom (42.6%) or three-bedroom (46.3%) houses.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.9% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 94.2%
- 2021: 88.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Boorolite, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Boorolite splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (44%) and 4 bedrooms (40%), with 2 bedrooms at 16%.
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 Boorolite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL20298/boorolite/topic/housing-dwellings