$600 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $450
- 2016: $600
- 2021: $600
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Floreat · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Floreat
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High entry costs and a strong preference for large family homes define the housing market in Floreat. The area is dominated by spacious separate houses, with nearly 90% of homes having three or more bedrooms. This creates an expensive local market where both rents and mortgages are far above the national figures.
$600
▲ +33.3%
- $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 Floreat — higher than 99% of areas.
| Floreat | $600 |
|---|---|
| 6014, WA | $312 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Living here is expensive, as the typical monthly home loan payment of $3,250 and weekly rent of $600 are both far above the Western Australian and national figures. More than half of mortgage holders pay $3,000 or more each month.
$3,250 ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,700
- 2016: $3,000
- 2021: $3,250
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Floreat splits fairly evenly between $550–$749 (32%) and $350–$549 (30%), with $750 or more at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Floreat, $3,000 or more is the majority at 59%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 20%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong in Floreat, where 45.7% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is much lower than in most other areas.
12.2% ▼ -15.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.5%
- 2016: 12.4%
- 2021: 12.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.7% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.1%
- 2016: 42.4%
- 2021: 45.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Floreat, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (40%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 89.9% of the market, a figure far above the Australian average. Large homes are the norm here, with 89% of all dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
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.
89.9% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.5%
- 2016: 95.1%
- 2021: 89.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.0% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 89.3%
- 2016: 91.4%
- 2021: 89.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Floreat, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Flat or apartment is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Floreat, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (14%).
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 Floreat [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50510/floreat/topic/housing-dwellings