$250 ▲ +106.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $121
- 2016: $175
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
East Rockingham · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in East Rockingham
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost all homes in East Rockingham are classified as 'other dwellings', with 98.8% of the housing stock falling into this category. This makes the area very different from the rest of the state, featuring a high rate of outright home ownership and costs that are far below national figures.
$250
▲ +106.6%
- $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 East Rockingham — lower than 60% of areas.
| East Rockingham | $250 |
|---|---|
| 6168, WA | $300 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with the typical monthly home loan payment of $754 being far below the national figure of $1,863. Weekly rents are also well below the Australian typical of $375, sitting at $250.
$754 ▼ -26.9%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,031
- 2016: $1,092
- 2021: $754
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →East Rockingham splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (42%) and $200–$349 (42%), with $350–$549 at 16%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In East Rockingham, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common in East Rockingham, at 72.7%, which is far above the 31% national average. Meanwhile, the 19.2% of households renting is far below the Australian figure of 30.6%.
19.2% ▲ +10.3%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.4%
- 2016: 18.5%
- 2021: 19.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
72.7% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.9%
- 2016: 69.5%
- 2021: 72.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In East Rockingham, Owned outright is the majority at 75%; Rented is next at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are small and crowded, with 1.1 people per bedroom, well above the national figure of 0.8. There are no separate houses or homes with three or more bedrooms in the area.
1.10 ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 1.10
- 2021: 1.10
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 5.8%
- 2016: 27.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 2.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In East Rockingham, Other dwelling is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In East Rockingham, 1 bedroom is the majority at 56%; 2 bedrooms is next at 31%.
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 East Rockingham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50467/east-rockingham/topic/housing-dwellings