$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Balbarrup · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Balbarrup
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every home in Balbarrup is a separate house, marking it as an area with exclusively detached dwellings. This residential pattern is paired with a high rate of home ownership, though those with mortgages face costs well above the national figure.
$250
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- $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 Balbarrup — lower than 60% of areas.
| Balbarrup | $250 |
|---|---|
| 6258, WA | $235 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,383, which is much higher than most areas and well above the national figure. In contrast, typical weekly rent is only $250, falling well below both the state and national averages.
$2,383 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,956
- 2021: $2,383
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Balbarrup splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (35%) and $3,000 or more (35%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of the homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. This high level of ownership is reflected in the low number of renters, who make up only 10% of households.
10.0% —
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 10.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% —
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 50.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Balbarrup splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (43%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 9%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
All homes here are separate houses, and every single one has three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, and there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96.1%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 76.5%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Balbarrup, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Balbarrup, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 3 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
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 Balbarrup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50052/balbarrup/topic/housing-dwellings