$250 → 0.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Hopetoun · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,088 makes Hopetoun much more affordable than most other areas. Housing costs here remain far below the state and national figures, with the majority of residents living in detached houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Hopetoun — lower than 60% of areas.
| Hopetoun | $250 |
|---|---|
| 6348, WA | $250 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $250, which is well below the national figure of $375. Mortgage repayments are also far below the Western Australia typical of $1,842, with over half of borrowers paying between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$250 → 0.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,088 ▼ -21.6%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Hopetoun, $200–$349 is the majority at 52%; Under $200 is next at 27%.
In Hopetoun, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; Under $1,000 is next at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is well above the national figure at 35.4%. At the same time, the proportion of households renting is 28.7%, which is much higher than in most similar areas.
28.7% ▼ -34.8%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.4% ▲ +2.7%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Hopetoun, the largest group is Owned outright at 36%, followed by Rented (29%) and Other tenure (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94% of the market, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. While 73.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is a little below the state average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.0% ▲ +3.5%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.2% ▼ -5.0%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Hopetoun, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
In Hopetoun, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (30%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Hopetoun [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50654/hopetoun/topic/housing-dwellings