$335 ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $335
- 2021: $335
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Herne Hill · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Large, detached houses define daily life in Herne Hill, where nearly 90% of homes have three or more bedrooms. This is a place where home ownership is very common, with far more people owning their homes outright than the state or national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Herne Hill — higher than 67% of areas.
| Herne Hill | $335 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | $300 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,831, which is higher than most areas and about the same as the state and national figures. Weekly rent is also higher than most areas, sitting at $335.
$335 ▲ +39.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,831 ▼ -2.9%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Herne Hill splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (36%) and $350–$549 (33%), with $550–$749 at 14%.
Herne Hill splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (30%) and $3,000 or more (29%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 26%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 43.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the figures for Western Australia and Australia. Only 12.9% of households rent, a figure far below the state and national averages.
12.9% ▼ -8.2%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.8% ▼ -6.0%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Herne Hill, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, as 89.5% have three or more bedrooms, which helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.0% ▼ -1.2%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.5% ▲ +2.7%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Herne Hill, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Flat or apartment is next at 2%.
Herne Hill splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (40%) and 4 bedrooms (39%), with 5 or more at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Herne Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50628/herne-hill/topic/housing-dwellings