$175 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $175
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Big Grove · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low rental costs and high rates of outright home ownership make Big Grove an affordable place to live. More than half the community owns their home without a mortgage, and typical weekly rents are far below the figures seen across Australia.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Big Grove — lower than 81% of areas.
| Big Grove | $175 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | $300 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is just $175, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also a little below the state and national averages, usually sitting at $1,559.
$175 ▼ -12.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,559 ▲ +50.8%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Big Grove, Under $200 is the majority at 59%; $200–$349 is next at 41%.
In Big Grove, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 43%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, 27.9% of households rent, which is about the same as the state average.
27.9% ▼ -7.9%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.9% ▲ +10.9%
Higher than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Big Grove, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Rented (26%) and Owned with a mortgage (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Small homes are common here, with 39.4% having three or more bedrooms, which is far below the state and national figures. Separate houses make up 44.2% of dwellings, also far below the national average of 72.3%.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
44.2% ▼ -27.0%
Lower than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
39.4% ▼ -36.8%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Big Grove, Other dwelling is the majority at 55%; Separate house is next at 45%.
Big Grove splits fairly evenly between 1 bedroom (30%) and 4 bedrooms (28%), with 2 bedrooms at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Big Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50121/big-grove/topic/housing-dwellings