$50 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $35
- 2021: $50
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fortescue · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Fortescue
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents of just $50 make Fortescue one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This sparsely populated area has very low housing costs compared to the rest of the state and the country.
$50
—
- $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 Fortescue — lower than 99% of areas.
| Fortescue | $50 |
|---|---|
| 6716, WA | $28 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is just $50, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $340 and the national figure of $375.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Fortescue, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Not stated at 55%, ahead of Other tenure (36%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Fortescue, the largest group is Not stated at 46%, followed by Other tenure (31%) and Rented (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded than in most areas, with 0.90 people per bedroom, a little above the state and national figure of 0.80.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →Fortescue splits fairly evenly between Separate house (50%) and Other dwelling (50%).
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Fortescue, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.
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 Fortescue [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50519/fortescue/topic/housing-dwellings