$410 —
Higher than 74% of state electorate areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Riverton (South Metropolitan) · State Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Riverton (South Metropolitan)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High costs for mortgages and rent mark daily life in Riverton, where home ownership is very strong. The typical monthly mortgage payment is $2,167, which is much higher than most areas. This is a place where many people own their homes outright and live in large, detached houses.
$410
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- $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 Riverton (South Metropolitan) — higher than 74% of areas.
| Riverton (South Metropolitan) | $410 |
|---|---|
| Greater Perth | $350 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Both renting and mortgages are expensive here. Typical weekly rent is $410, a little above the national figure, while the typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,167 is much higher than most areas.
$2,167 —
Higher than 80% of state electorate areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Riverton (South Metropolitan), $350–$549 is the majority at 61%; $200–$349 is next at 18%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Riverton (South Metropolitan), the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $3,000 or more (26%) and $1,000–$1,799 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 40.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the state figure. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the national average at 19.6%.
19.6% —
Lower than 86% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.3% —
Higher than 85% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Riverton (South Metropolitan) splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (36%), with Rented at 20%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with separate houses making up 85.9% of dwellings. This is far above the Australian figure, and 91.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms, among the highest at this level.
0.80 —
Lower than 71% of state electorate areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.9% —
Higher than 64% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
91.3% —
Higher than 93% of state electorate areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Riverton (South Metropolitan), Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Riverton (South Metropolitan), the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 3 bedrooms (31%) and 5 or more (11%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Riverton (South Metropolitan)
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Riverton (South Metropolitan) [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sed/SED54505/riverton/topic/housing-dwellings