$270 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Waroona · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 89.9% of all homes in Waroona, far more than the national figure. This is a place where most people own their own home outright, and the typical housing costs are lower than the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Waroona — lower than 53% of areas.
| Waroona | $270 |
|---|---|
| 6215, WA | $260 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $270. Similarly, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,517 is a little below both the state and national averages.
$270 ▲ +35.0%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,517 ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Waroona, $200–$349 is the majority at 66%; Under $200 is next at 16%.
In Waroona, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 45%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and Under $1,000 (19%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high here, with 42.0% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian average of 31.0%. This helps explain why the share of households renting is well below the state and national figures at 18.8%.
18.8% ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.0% ▲ +20.4%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Waroona, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (19%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Waroona are generally large, with 81.5% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, though the typical number of people per bedroom is a little below the state and national average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.9% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Waroona, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Waroona splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (40%) and 3 bedrooms (38%), with 2 bedrooms at 13%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Waroona [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51536/waroona/topic/housing-dwellings