$545 ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $475
- 2016: $550
- 2021: $545
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Winthrop · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much higher housing costs than the national average define Winthrop, where the typical weekly rent is $545. This is a wealthy pocket of Perth where homes are overwhelmingly large, detached houses and a huge proportion of residents own their place outright.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Winthrop — higher than 96% of areas.
| Winthrop | $545 |
|---|---|
| 6150, WA | $460 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting is very expensive here, with weekly rents far above the Western Australian figure of $340. Home loans are also high; the typical monthly payment is $2,317, which is well above the state average.
$545 ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,317 ▲ +15.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Winthrop, the largest group is $550–$749 at 44%, followed by $350–$549 (39%) and $750 or more (9%).
Winthrop splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (34%) and $1,800–$2,999 (31%), with Under $1,000 at 19%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very common in Winthrop, as 54.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national rate of 31%. This helps explain why the 10.5% of households that rent is far below the national average.
10.5% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.4% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Winthrop, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.8% of the area, which is far above the Australian average of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, with 98.3% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.8% ▼ -0.6%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
98.3% ▲ +0.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Winthrop, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
In Winthrop, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 68%; 5 or more is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Winthrop [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51623/winthrop/topic/housing-dwellings