$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gower · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Gower
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments in Gower are higher than most similar areas, though the overall costs remain in line with state figures. The local housing market shows a mix of high loan repayments and relatively affordable rents.
$300
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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 Gower — higher than 57% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
A typical monthly home loan payment is $1,733, which is about the same as the Victoria and Australia figures. Weekly rents are much lower than the national figure at $300.
$1,733 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned with a mortgage at 50%, ahead of Owned outright (44%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gower, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 53%; Owned outright is next at 47%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom, which is higher than most similar areas and matches the state and national figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Gower splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (36%) and 3 bedrooms (36%), with 4 bedrooms at 29%.
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 Gower [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21083/gower/topic/housing-dwellings