$410 ▲ +49.1%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $275
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $410
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wandana Heights · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wandana Heights
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Large family homes and high ownership rates define daily life in Wandana Heights. The area is dominated by separate houses, with 97.1% of all dwellings being detached homes. This creates a neighborhood where the vast majority of residents own their own property, though costs for both mortgages and rent remain high.
$410
▲ +49.1%
- $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 Wandana Heights — higher than 84% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $2,000 and weekly rents are $410, both of which are much higher than in most areas. These figures are a little above the state and national averages.
$2,000 ▲ +15.4%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,950
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wandana Heights, the largest group is $350–$549 at 45%, followed by Under $200 (22%) and $550–$749 (17%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wandana Heights, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (26%) and $3,000 or more (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very common here, with 43.4% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average. This helps explain why the 10.4% of households that rent is far below the state and national figures.
10.4% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 11.9%
- 2021: 10.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.4% ▲ +4.4%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.5%
- 2016: 43.0%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Wandana Heights splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (45%) and Owned outright (43%), with Rented at 10%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 97.1% of the area's housing, which is far above the national figure. Most of these are large, with 93.3% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.1%
- 2016: 95.6%
- 2021: 97.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.3% ▲ +0.9%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.4%
- 2016: 93.0%
- 2021: 93.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wandana Heights, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wandana Heights, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 3 bedrooms (30%) and 5 or more (15%).
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 Wandana Heights [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22669/wandana-heights/topic/housing-dwellings