$1,648 —
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,473
- 2021: $1,648
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Gwambygine · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Gwambygine
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A very high rate of outright home ownership defines daily life in Gwambygine, where two thirds of residents own their homes without a mortgage. This makes the area stand out far above both the state and national figures.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,648, which is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gwambygine, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 57%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 43%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than elsewhere, with 66.7% of households debt-free. No one in the area rents their home, a figure far below the state and national averages.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.8%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
66.7% —
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 66.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gwambygine, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 37%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.9% of the dwellings, which is far above the national figure. Nearly 80% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, and people per bedroom is about the same as the state and national figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.9% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 88.2%
- 2021: 93.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.8% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.7%
- 2021: 78.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gwambygine, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Gwambygine splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (34%) and 4 bedrooms (34%), with 2 bedrooms at 13%.
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 Gwambygine [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50598/gwambygine/topic/housing-dwellings