$234 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Amelup · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $3,542 are among the highest for areas like Amelup, far exceeding the national figure. This creates a sharp contrast in the local housing market, where high debt for some exists alongside a complete absence of rental properties.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Amelup — lower than 65% of areas.
| Amelup | $234 |
|---|---|
| 6338, WA | $210 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Mortgage repayments are far above the Western Australian average, while the typical weekly rent of $234 is well below both the state and national figures.
$234 —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$3,542 —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Amelup, $3,000 or more is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
No one in Amelup rents their home, which is far below the national rate. Instead, 41.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31.0%.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.4% ▼ -19.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Amelup, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Other tenure is next at 27%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.2% of the area, which is far above the national figure. However, the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the national average at 65.5%.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.2% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.5% ▼ -25.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Amelup, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 32%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Amelup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50017/amelup/topic/housing-dwellings