Harrismith · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Harrismith

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Housing costs have remained remarkably low in Harrismith, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $150. This sparsely populated area offers a living cost far below the state and national figures.

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📍 Harrismith, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Monthly home-loan payments here are among the lowest for similar areas, sitting at $150, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $1,842.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 61%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (22%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Harrismith, Owned outright is the majority at 73%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 27%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes in the area are used similarly to others across the country, with 0.80 people per bedroom, a rate about the same as both 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.

Types of homes

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In Harrismith, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Harrismith, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 2 bedrooms (30%) and 3 bedrooms (30%).

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 Harrismith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50614/harrismith/topic/housing-dwellings