$542 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $493
- 2021: $542
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Babakin · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Babakin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A shift in housing patterns has occurred since 2011, with Babakin now seeing a high number of people sharing each bedroom. This sparsely populated area is marked by very low housing costs compared to the rest of the country.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is just $542, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $1,842 and the national figure of $1,863.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 63%, ahead of Other tenure (31%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Babakin, Owned outright is the majority at 53%; Other tenure is next at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than in most other areas, with 1.00 person per bedroom, well above the 0.80 seen across Australia and Western Australia.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Babakin, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Babakin, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 45%.
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 Babakin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50043/babakin/topic/housing-dwellings