$200 → 0.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kambalda West · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define Kambalda West, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,000. This makes the area much more affordable than most other places in Australia. Rent and mortgages are both significantly cheaper than state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kambalda West — lower than 75% of areas.
| Kambalda West | $200 |
|---|---|
| 6442, WA | $200 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $200, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $340. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, with the usual payment sitting at $1,000.
$200 → 0.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,000 ▼ -32.9%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Kambalda West, $200–$349 is the majority at 57%; Under $200 is next at 40%.
In Kambalda West, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 50%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (43%) and $3,000 or more (4%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in other areas, with 40.2% of households renting. Meanwhile, homes owned outright make up 23.9% of the total, which is well below the national figure of 31.0%.
40.2% ▼ -4.4%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
23.9% ▲ +58.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Kambalda West, the largest group is Rented at 40%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Owned outright (24%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common, making up 87.5% of all homes—a figure far above the national average. Most of these are larger homes, with 84.7% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.5% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.7% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Kambalda West, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
In Kambalda West, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kambalda West [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50718/kambalda-west/topic/housing-dwellings