$210 ▲ +281.8%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $55
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $210
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Porongurup · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Porongurup
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
One hundred per cent of the homes in Porongurup are separate houses. This is a high rate of home ownership where more than half the households own their place outright, making it much more common here than in the rest of the state.
$210
▲ +281.8%
- $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 Porongurup — lower than 72% of areas.
| Porongurup | $210 |
|---|---|
| 6324, WA | $220 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $210, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $340. Meanwhile, the typical monthly home loan payment of $1,790 is about the same as the national average.
$1,790 ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $1,712
- 2021: $1,790
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Porongurup, $200–$349 is the majority at 69%; Under $200 is next at 31%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Porongurup, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 43%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and Under $1,000 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. This helps explain why the rental rate of 7.4% is much lower than most other areas.
7.4% ▼ -47.7%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.2%
- 2016: 10.1%
- 2021: 7.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
51.9% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.2%
- 2016: 52.1%
- 2021: 51.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Porongurup, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While every home is a detached house, the area has far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms than the state average. On average, there are 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +5.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.7%
- 2016: 91.6%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.9% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.8%
- 2016: 63.9%
- 2021: 65.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Porongurup, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Porongurup, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 2 bedrooms (23%) and 4 bedrooms (22%).
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 Porongurup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51256/porongurup/topic/housing-dwellings