$320 ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $268
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Boyanup · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Large family homes dominate daily life in Boyanup, where 98% of all dwellings are separate houses. This preference for space is reflected in the fact that 85.4% of homes have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Boyanup — higher than 63% of areas.
| Boyanup | $320 |
|---|---|
| 6237, WA | $325 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $320, which is higher than most areas but a little below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are usually $1,733, about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.
$320 ▲ +60.0%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▲ +13.6%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Boyanup, the largest group is $200–$349 at 47%, followed by $350–$549 (40%) and Under $200 (13%).
Boyanup splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with $3,000 or more at 14%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home is common here, with 40.6% of houses owned outright, a rate well above the national figure of 31%. Meanwhile, only 11.6% of households rent, which is far below both the state and national levels.
11.6% ▼ -27.4%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.6% ▲ +14.0%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Boyanup splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (44%) and Owned outright (41%), with Rented at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The area is almost entirely made up of detached houses, with 98% of homes fitting this description. These homes are generally large, as 42.6% of dwellings have four bedrooms and 5.9% have five or more.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.0% ▼ -1.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.4% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Boyanup, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 2%.
In Boyanup, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 3 bedrooms (38%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Boyanup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50169/boyanup/topic/housing-dwellings