Muja · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Muja

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

Weekly rents in Muja are well above the state average, despite the area having much cheaper home loans than most of the country. This creates a sharp contrast between those renting and those paying off a mortgage in the community.

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📍 Muja, Suburb / Locality

Where Muja sits — Median rent (weekly)

$450
  • $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 Muja — higher than 88% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Muja$450
6225, WA $250
Western Australia $340
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Renters typically pay $450 a week, which is much higher than most areas and well above the Western Australian figure of $340. In contrast, the typical monthly home-loan payment is just $1,300, which is well below the national figure of $1,863.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 71%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (57%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Muja, the largest group is Owned outright at 33%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (27%) and Rented (20%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

There are 0.80 people per bedroom, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the state and national averages.

0.80

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.20
  • 2021: 0.80

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

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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In Muja, 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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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Muja [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51043/muja/topic/housing-dwellings