Merilup · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Merilup

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Fewer people share each bedroom in Merilup than in most other similar areas. This makes the housing here feel more spacious, with only 0.7 people per bedroom compared to the national figure of 0.8.

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📍 Merilup, Suburb / Locality

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 140%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Merilup, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes in Merilup are less crowded than typical Australian households. With 0.7 people per bedroom, this figure is a little below both the Western Australian and national averages of 0.8.

0.70

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.40
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

Types of homes

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In Merilup, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Merilup, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 100%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Merilup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50935/merilup/topic/housing-dwellings