$428 ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $415
- 2021: $428
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Casuarina · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher costs for both mortgages and rent set Casuarina apart from most similar areas. The typical monthly home loan is $2,300 and weekly rent is $428, both of which are above the national and state figures. This is an area where nearly everyone lives in a large, detached house.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Casuarina — higher than 86% of areas.
| Casuarina | $428 |
|---|---|
| 6167, WA | $300 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $428, which is well above the Western Australian figure of $340. Monthly home loan payments are also a little above the national average, with 33.7% of households paying $3,000 or more per month.
$428 ▲ +42.7%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,300 ▲ +31.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Casuarina, $350–$549 is the majority at 57%; $550–$749 is next at 29%.
Casuarina splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (38%) and $3,000 or more (33%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 15%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 42.6% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below both state and national levels at just 11.6%.
11.6% ▼ -17.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.6% ▲ +39.4%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Casuarina splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (43%) and Owned with a mortgage (42%), with Rented at 12%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Casuarina is a separate house, a result far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, with 94% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.0% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Casuarina, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Casuarina, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 5 or more is next at 21%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Casuarina [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50274/casuarina/topic/housing-dwellings