$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Walker · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A shift in housing costs has occurred in Mount Walker, where typical mortgage payments are now much higher than in most other similar areas. While the cost of owning a home has risen, the typical weekly rent remains very low compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Walker — lower than 86% of areas.
| Mount Walker | $150 |
|---|---|
| 6369, WA | $155 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,000, which is a little above the Western Australian figure of $1,842. In contrast, weekly rent is far below the national figure, costing just $150.
$150 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,000 —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 68%, ahead of Other tenure (16%).
In Mount Walker, Owned outright is the majority at 81%; Other tenure is next at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here have plenty of space, with only 0.60 people per bedroom. This is well below the 0.80 people per room seen across Australia and Western Australia.
0.60 ▼ -40.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Mount Walker, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Walker, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (25%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Walker [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51037/mount-walker/topic/housing-dwellings