$340 —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dawesville (South West) · State Electorate
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.
All state electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dawesville (South West) — lower than 61% of areas.
| Dawesville (South West) | $340 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $350 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
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.
$340 —
Lower than 61% of state electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 —
Lower than 59% of state electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (45%) and $200–$349 (44%), with Under $200 at 7%.
Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (36%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
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%.
19.8% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.8% —
Higher than 83% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Dawesville (South West) splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 20%.
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.
0.70 —
Lower than 99% of state electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.8% —
Higher than 77% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.1% —
Higher than 89% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Dawesville (South West), Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
In Dawesville (South West), 4 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 3 bedrooms is next at 34%.
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