Dawesville (South West) · State Electorate

Housing & Dwellings in Dawesville (South West)

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Far more people own their homes outright in Dawesville than in the rest of Australia. This is a place of large, detached houses, with nearly 90% of homes having three or more bedrooms. It is a stable residential area where renting is much less common than the national average.

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📍 Dawesville (South West), State Electorate

Where Dawesville (South West) sits — Median rent (weekly)

$340
  • $100–$118: 6 areas
  • $118–$136: 1 area
  • $136–$154: 0 areas
  • $154–$171: 0 areas
  • $171–$189: 4 areas
  • $189–$207: 6 areas
  • $207–$225: 10 areas
  • $225–$243: 10 areas
  • $243–$261: 21 areas
  • $261–$279: 6 areas
  • $279–$296: 16 areas
  • $296–$314: 45 areas
  • $314–$332: 33 areas
  • $332–$350: 16 areas
  • $350–$368: 38 areas
  • $368–$386: 58 areas
  • $386–$404: 44 areas
  • $404–$421: 30 areas
  • $421–$439: 21 areas
  • $439–$457: 18 areas
  • $457–$475: 12 areas
  • $475–$493: 12 areas
  • $493–$511: 6 areas
  • $511–$529: 3 areas
  • $529–$546: 3 areas
  • $546–$564: 2 areas
  • $564–$582: 4 areas
  • $582–$600: 8 areas

All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dawesville (South West) — lower than 61% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Dawesville (South West)$340
Greater Perth $350
Western Australia $340
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The typical weekly rent is $340, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. Home loan payments are around $1,733 a month, which is about the same as the state and national figures.

Weekly rent distribution

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Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (45%) and $200–$349 (44%), with Under $200 at 7%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is very strong here, with 39.8% of homes owned outright—a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the 19.8% of households that rent is far below the national figure of 30.6%.

How homes are owned or rented

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Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 20%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Detached houses are the norm in Dawesville, making up 89.8% of all homes, which is far above the national average. Most of these are large, with 89.1% of homes having three or more bedrooms, leading to a very low density of 0.7 people per bedroom.

Types of homes

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In Dawesville (South West), Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Dawesville (South West), 4 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 3 bedrooms is next at 34%.

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 Dawesville (South West) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED52006/dawesville/topic/housing-dwellings