$1,042 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Cheynes · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of just $1,042 makes Cheynes a very affordable place to live. This is far below the national figure and reflects a housing market where costs are much lower than in most other areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly home-loan payments are far below the Western Australian average of $1,842 and the national figure of $1,863. This gap of over $800 a month is much lower than most similar areas.
$1,042 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Cheynes, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 62%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (31%).
In Cheynes, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (25%) and Other tenure (25%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 1.10 people per bedroom. This is well above the figure for both Western Australia and Australia, which sit at 0.80.
1.10 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Cheynes, Separate house is the majority at 67%; Other dwelling is next at 33%.
In Cheynes, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 1 bedroom (30%) and 4 bedrooms (30%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cheynes [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50288/cheynes/topic/housing-dwellings