$180 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $120
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wongan Hills · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents are $195 lower than the national figure in Wongan Hills, where housing is far more affordable than in most areas. While many residents own their homes outright, there is also a high number of renters compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wongan Hills — lower than 80% of areas.
| Wongan Hills | $180 |
|---|---|
| 6603, WA | $180 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are much lower than in most areas. The usual monthly home loan payment is $1,083, which is far below the Western Australian figure of $1,842, and typical weekly rent is just $180.
$180 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 ▲ +16.0%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wongan Hills, Under $200 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 41%.
Wongan Hills splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $1,000–$1,799 (45%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 5%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 34.4% of households renting, which is well above the national figure. At the same time, 35.8% of homes are owned outright, a rate well above both the state and national averages.
34.4% ▲ +1.2%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.8% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Wongan Hills splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Rented (35%), with Owned with a mortgage at 26%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.3% of the market, which is far above the Australian average of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 78.0% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in the rest of the state.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.3% ▲ +4.8%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.0% ▼ -1.6%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wongan Hills, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
In Wongan Hills, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wongan Hills [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL51632/wongan-hills/topic/housing-dwellings