Charley Creek · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Charley Creek

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Charley Creek is a separate house, creating a landscape of spacious living. While it is far more common to rent here than in other similar areas, the costs of doing so are significantly lower than the state and national figures.

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📍 Charley Creek, Suburb / Locality

Where Charley Creek sits — Median rent (weekly)

$230
  • $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 Charley Creek — lower than 66% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Charley Creek$230
6239, WA $300
Western Australia $340
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Housing is well below the national average, with typical weekly rents at $230 and usual monthly home loan payments of $1,400.

$230

Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $150
  • 2021: $230

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Charley Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renting is much more common here than in most areas at 40.0%, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 27.3%. Meanwhile, 35.0% of homes are owned outright.

40.0%

Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 25.0%
  • 2021: 40.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

35.0%

Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 45.0%
  • 2021: 35.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Charley Creek splits fairly evenly between Rented (40%) and Owned outright (35%), with Owned with a mortgage at 25%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Large homes are the norm, with 95.0% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are typically fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national figure.

0.70

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.60
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

95.0%

Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 70.0%
  • 2021: 95.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Charley Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Charley Creek, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Charley Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50286/charley-creek/topic/housing-dwellings