Narra Tarra · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Narra Tarra

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

Nearly every resident in Narra Tarra lives in a detached house, making for a landscape dominated by separate dwellings. This is a community where home ownership is the norm, and renting is virtually non-existent. With 96.2% of homes being separate houses, the area is almost entirely residential estates.

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📍 Narra Tarra, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,830, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Western Australian and national figures.

$1,830

Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $2,167
  • 2021: $1,830

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Narra Tarra, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 43%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

No one in the area rents their home, a figure far below both the state and national averages. Instead, 46.2% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the 31% typical across Australia.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

46.2%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.5%
  • 2021: 46.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Narra Tarra, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 52%; Owned outright is next at 48%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Detached houses make up 96.2% of the dwellings, far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are generally large, with 80.8% having three or more bedrooms and slightly more people per bedroom than the state average.

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Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.90
  • 2021: 0.90

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

96.2%

Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 96.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

80.8%

Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 84.6%
  • 2021: 80.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Narra Tarra, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Other dwelling is next at 17%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Narra Tarra, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 5 or more (23%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).

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 Narra Tarra [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51090/narra-tarra/topic/housing-dwellings