Mount Walker · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Mount Walker

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.

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📍 Mount Walker, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Walker sits — Median rent (weekly)

$150
  • $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 Mount Walker — lower than 86% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Mount Walker$150
6369, WA $155
Western Australia $340
Australia $375

Housing costs

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.

Owning & renting

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%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Mount Walker, Owned outright is the majority at 81%; Other tenure is next at 19%.

Types of homes

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.

  • 2011: 1.00
  • 2016: 0.60
  • 2021: 0.60

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

Types of homes

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In Mount Walker, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Mount Walker, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (25%).

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 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