$182 —
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Merivale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Merivale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs than the national average define Merivale, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $1,083. This area is mostly made up of homeowners, with a stark absence of rental properties and a total reliance on detached houses.
$182
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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 Merivale — lower than 79% of areas.
| Merivale | $182 |
|---|---|
| 6450, WA | $265 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are much lower than most areas at $182, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the state and national figures.
$1,083 —
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 62.5% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the state average of 29.2%. This helps explain why no households in the area are renting, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 14.3%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
62.5% —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 61.9%
- 2021: 62.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Merivale, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Merivale is a separate house, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 78.1% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.1% —
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 52.4%
- 2021: 78.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Merivale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Merivale splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (32%) and 5 or more (32%), with 4 bedrooms at 25%.
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 Merivale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL50936/merivale/topic/housing-dwellings