$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lowlands · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lowlands
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Lowlands is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing heavy areas in the region. This is a place where most residents have high security of tenure, with over 60% of homes owned outright.
$250
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- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lowlands — lower than 60% of areas.
| Lowlands | $250 |
|---|---|
| 6330, WA | $300 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $250, which is well below the Western Australian figure of $340 and the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,733, which is about the same as the state and national averages.
$1,733 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,408
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Lowlands splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lowlands, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 63%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 38%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very high here, with 61.5% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why only 13.8% of households rent, a rate far below both the state and national averages.
13.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.0%
- 2021: 13.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
61.5% —
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 49.1%
- 2021: 61.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lowlands, Owned outright is the majority at 66%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While 100% of homes are separate houses, they are often smaller than average; homes with three or more bedrooms make up 63.1%, which is far below the national figure of 73.8%.
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.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 96.5%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 57.9%
- 2021: 63.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lowlands, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lowlands, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 2 bedrooms (22%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lowlands [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50866/lowlands/topic/housing-dwellings