$423 ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $335
- 2016: $390
- 2021: $423
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Prevelly · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 91.3% of all homes in Prevelly, far more than the national figure of 72.3%. This coastal area has a high proportion of renters and a typical weekly rent that is much higher than most similar areas. While detached houses dominate the landscape, the housing mix is quite different from the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Prevelly — higher than 86% of areas.
| Prevelly | $423 |
|---|---|
| 6285, WA | $380 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $423, which is much higher than most areas and a little above the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are $1,733, which is about the same as the typical cost across Western Australia and Australia.
$423 ▲ +26.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▼ -64.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Prevelly, $350–$549 is the majority at 65%; $200–$349 is next at 20%.
In Prevelly, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 67%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 33%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 33.3% of households renting, a figure well above the Western Australian average of 27.3%. At the same time, 37.7% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%.
33.3% ▲ +21.6%
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.7% ▲ +29.8%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Prevelly splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Rented (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 21%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are the norm, but 72.5% of homes having three or more bedrooms is well below the state average of 82.2%. The typical number of people per bedroom is 0.80, which is about the same as the figures for Western Australia and Australia.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.3% ▲ +8.9%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.5% ▲ +5.2%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Prevelly, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Other dwelling is next at 5%.
In Prevelly, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 22%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Prevelly [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51264/prevelly/topic/housing-dwellings