$160 ▲ +23.1%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Watheroo · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Watheroo
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 92.5% of all homes in Watheroo. This is a very affordable area where more than half of all dwellings are owned outright, far exceeding both state and national figures.
$160
▲ +23.1%
- $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 Watheroo — lower than 84% of areas.
| Watheroo | $160 |
|---|---|
| 6513, WA | $170 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are far below the national figure, with typical weekly rents at $160 and typical monthly loan payments at just $542.
$542 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,083
- 2021: $542
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Watheroo, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Watheroo, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is high here, as 50.9% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Western Australian figure of 29.2%. Only 13.2% of households rent, a figure far below the national average.
13.2% ▼ -50.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 26.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 13.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.9% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.3%
- 2016: 39.1%
- 2021: 50.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Watheroo, Owned outright is the majority at 57%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 19%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home is a separate house. While these are mostly larger dwellings, with 67.9% having three or more bedrooms, this is still well below the national figure.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.5% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.5%
- 2016: 98.4%
- 2021: 92.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.9% ▼ -18.7%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.6%
- 2016: 82.8%
- 2021: 67.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Watheroo, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Watheroo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Watheroo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51547/watheroo/topic/housing-dwellings