$130 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $129
- 2021: $130
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
McAlinden · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs define McAlinden, where typical weekly rents are $245 below the national figure. This sparsely populated area is dominated by large, detached homes and a high proportion of residents who own their houses outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is McAlinden — lower than 90% of areas.
| McAlinden | $130 |
|---|---|
| 6225, WA | $250 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent here is just $130, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $340. Monthly home-loan payments are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,382.
$130 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,382 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In McAlinden, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (48%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national rate of 31%. This helps explain why the rental rate is far below the state and national figures, at only 16%.
16.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.0% —
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In McAlinden, Owned outright is the majority at 52%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in McAlinden is a separate house. These tend to be large, with 84% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Australian 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.
84.0% —
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In McAlinden, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In McAlinden, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 5 or more (27%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in McAlinden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50918/mcalinden/topic/housing-dwellings