$304 ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $304
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Milawa · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low mortgage payments define the housing landscape in Milawa, where the typical monthly loan is $1,300. This is well below the national figure. The area is dominated by large, detached houses and a high number of homeowners who own their properties outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Milawa — higher than 58% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $304, which is a little below the state and national figures. For those with loans, the typical monthly payment is $1,300, a figure well below the $1,863 seen across Australia.
$304 ▲ +90.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Milawa, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 44%.
In Milawa, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (24%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 51.9% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. This helps explain why only 9.7% of households are renting, which is far below most other areas.
9.7% ▼ -16.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.9% ▲ +14.6%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Milawa, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 37%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.3% of the market, far above the state average. These homes are typically large, with 89.8% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average of 73.8%.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.3% ▼ -2.4%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.8% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Milawa, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
Milawa splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 4 bedrooms (38%), with 5 or more at 9%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Milawa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL21681/milawa/topic/housing-dwellings