$340 ▼ -5.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $360
- 2016: $360
- 2021: $340
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Butler · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Butler
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Higher rental rates than most similar areas define the housing market in Butler, where 34.5% of households rent. This is a suburb dominated by large family homes, with nearly 90% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
$340
▼ -5.6%
- $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 Butler — higher than 69% of areas.
| Butler | $340 |
|---|---|
| 6036, WA | $350 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $340, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the Western Australian figure. Home loan payments are also higher than most areas, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $1,733.
$1,733 ▼ -24.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,300
- 2016: $2,017
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Butler splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (46%) and $200–$349 (46%), with Under $200 at 7%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Butler splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (41%) and $1,800–$2,999 (41%), with Under $1,000 at 10%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, while only 12.5% of homes are owned outright, a figure far below the national average. Over half of all households, 51.1%, have a mortgage.
34.5% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.7%
- 2016: 33.9%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
12.5% ▲ +46.9%
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.5%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Butler, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 51%; Rented is next at 34%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.9% of the suburb, which is far above the national figure. Large homes are the norm, with 89.9% having three or more bedrooms, and the typical home has 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.9% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 95.0%
- 2021: 95.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.9% ▼ -3.7%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.3%
- 2016: 91.2%
- 2021: 89.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Butler, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Butler, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (38%) and 2 bedrooms (8%).
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 Butler [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50229/butler/topic/housing-dwellings