$200 ▲ +100.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Great Western · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Great Western
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Great Western is a separate house, making it one of the few areas where detached housing is the only option. This creates a landscape dominated by standalone properties, where housing costs are well below the state and national figures.
$200
▲ +100.0%
- $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 Great Western — lower than 75% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $200, which is far below the $375 national figure. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, usually sitting at $1,231.
$1,231 ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,094
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $1,231
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Great Western, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Great Western, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 56%; Under $1,000 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 47.8% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 9.3% of households rent, which is much lower than most other areas.
9.3% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 9.1%
- 2016: 12.8%
- 2021: 9.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.8% ▲ +19.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.0%
- 2016: 47.6%
- 2021: 47.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Great Western, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (10%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are spacious, as 73.1% have three or more bedrooms. However, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom compared to the rest of the state.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 86.4%
- 2016: 97.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.1% ▲ +6.5%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.6%
- 2016: 75.6%
- 2021: 73.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Great Western, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Great Western, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
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 Great Western [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21098/great-western/topic/housing-dwellings