$320 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $300
- 2016: $335
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Swan View · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 89.6% of all homes in Swan View, making it a place dominated by detached dwellings. This is far above the national figure of 72.3%. Most of these homes are large, and a high proportion of residents own their own house.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Swan View — higher than 63% of areas.
| Swan View | $320 |
|---|---|
| 6056, WA | $300 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $320, which is higher than most similar areas. Homeowners usually pay $1,647 a month on their mortgage, a little below the Western Australian figure of $1,842.
$320 ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,647 ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Swan View splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (44%) and $350–$549 (39%), with Under $200 at 16%.
In Swan View, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and Under $1,000 (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 35.1% of homes owned outright, which is well above the Australian average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, 20.6% of households rent, a figure far below the national average.
20.6% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.1% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Swan View, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 42%, followed by Owned outright (35%) and Rented (21%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm in Swan View, where 88.6% of houses have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Australian figure of 73.8%, and as a result, there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.6% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.6% ▲ +0.2%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Swan View, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
In Swan View, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (37%) and 5 or more (8%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Swan View [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51420/swan-view/topic/housing-dwellings