$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $115
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Weerite · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Weerite is a separate house, making it a rare community where detached living is the only option. This translates to a landscape of large family dwellings, with 91.5% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Weerite — lower than 75% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is far below the national figure at just $200. In contrast, typical monthly home-loan payments are about the same as the state and national figures, sitting at $1,950.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,950 —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weerite splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (50%) and $200–$349 (50%).
Weerite splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (50%) and $3,000 or more (50%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national figure at 42.6%. Around 25.5% of households rent, which is well below the Australian average of 30.6%.
25.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.6% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Weerite, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Rented (25%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 40.4% having four bedrooms and 14.9% having five or more. Because of this, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than the national figure.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
91.5% —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Weerite, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Weerite splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (41%) and 3 bedrooms (37%), with 5 or more at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Weerite [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22738/weerite/topic/housing-dwellings