$490 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $425
- 2016: $375
- 2021: $490
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Pinjarra Hills · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly 70% of the homes in Pinjarra Hills are separate houses, making them the most common dwelling type here. The area is marked by high housing costs, where typical monthly mortgage payments and weekly rents are well above both state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Pinjarra Hills — higher than 91% of areas.
| Pinjarra Hills | $490 |
|---|---|
| 4069, QLD | $540 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are among the highest for areas of this size at $490, which is well above the national figure of $375. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also high at $2,184, far exceeding the Queensland typical of $1,733.
$490 ▲ +15.3%
Higher than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,184 ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Pinjarra Hills, $550–$749 is the majority at 70%; $350–$549 is next at 30%.
Pinjarra Hills splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (31%) and $1,800–$2,999 (28%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very uncommon here, with only 7.4% of households renting, a figure far below the national average of 30.6%. Meanwhile, 36.9% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the state figure.
7.4% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.9% ▼ -19.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Pinjarra Hills, the largest group is Owned outright at 38%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Other tenure (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 69.6% of the market, though this is much lower than most similar areas. Homes here tend to be smaller than average, with 67.7% having three or more bedrooms, which is well below the Queensland figure of 76.3%.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
69.6% ▲ +1.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.7% ▲ +0.3%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Pinjarra Hills, Separate house is the majority at 70%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 30%.
Pinjarra Hills splits fairly evenly between 5 or more (28%) and 2 bedrooms (26%), with 4 bedrooms at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Pinjarra Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32328/pinjarra-hills/topic/housing-dwellings