$375 ▲ +28.0%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $293
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $375
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wattleup · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wattleup
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost every home in Wattleup is a separate house, making it stand out from most similar areas. This is a place of large family dwellings where nearly half of all homes are owned outright, far exceeding the state and national figures.
$375
▲ +28.0%
- $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 Wattleup — higher than 77% of areas.
| Wattleup | $375 |
|---|---|
| 6166, WA | $400 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much higher than most areas, typically costing $375. Meanwhile, the typical monthly home-loan payment of $1,625 is a little below the figures for Western Australia and the rest of the country.
$1,625 ▼ -8.2%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,770
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,625
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wattleup, $350–$549 is the majority at 73%; $200–$349 is next at 27%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wattleup, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 38%, followed by $3,000 or more (32%) and Under $1,000 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 46.9% of homes owned outright, which is far above the state and national rates. However, 29.0% of households rent, a figure that is much higher than in most similar areas.
29.0% ▲ +32.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 26.9%
- 2021: 29.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.9% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.1%
- 2016: 48.1%
- 2021: 46.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wattleup, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Rented (28%) and Owned with a mortgage (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Wattleup is a separate house, far above the national figure. Most of these are large, with 90.7% having three or more bedrooms, though there are typically fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +1.4%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.6%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.7% ▲ +3.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 87.7%
- 2016: 88.1%
- 2021: 90.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wattleup, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Wattleup splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (46%) and 3 bedrooms (44%), with 5 or more at 5%.
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 Wattleup [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51550/wattleup/topic/housing-dwellings