$542 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $450
- 2021: $542
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Jitarning · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A lack of rental options and very low mortgage costs define daily life in Jitarning. This is a place where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, making it far more affordable than the state or national average.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is just $542, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Western Australian figure of $1,842.
$542 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Jitarning, Under $1,000 is the majority at 63%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 38%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning homes outright is far more common here than across Australia, with 47.6% of residents owning their place fully. This helps explain why no households in Jitarning are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.6% —
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Jitarning, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Other tenure (29%) and Owned with a mortgage (24%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Jitarning is a separate house with at least three bedrooms, a figure far above the national average of 73.8%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Jitarning, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Jitarning, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Jitarning [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50699/jitarning/topic/housing-dwellings