$120 —
Lower than 93% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $97
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Beagle Bay · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Beagle Bay
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting has become the dominant way of living in Beagle Bay, with the share of households renting rising by 67 percentage points since 2011. This shift is mirrored by a sharp drop in outright home ownership and a rise in crowding, with 1.2 people now sharing every bedroom.
$120
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- $0–$21: 2 areas
- $21–$43: 6 areas
- $43–$64: 18 areas
- $64–$86: 38 areas
- $86–$107: 35 areas
- $107–$129: 46 areas
- $129–$150: 25 areas
- $150–$171: 104 areas
- $171–$193: 82 areas
- $193–$214: 143 areas
- $214–$236: 130 areas
- $236–$257: 175 areas
- $257–$279: 114 areas
- $279–$300: 125 areas
- $300–$321: 194 areas
- $321–$343: 101 areas
- $343–$364: 128 areas
- $364–$386: 82 areas
- $386–$407: 92 areas
- $407–$429: 41 areas
- $429–$450: 24 areas
- $450–$471: 32 areas
- $471–$493: 13 areas
- $493–$514: 19 areas
- $514–$536: 14 areas
- $536–$557: 9 areas
- $557–$579: 6 areas
- $579–$600: 15 areas
All urban centre areas, 2021. The marker is Beagle Bay — lower than 93% of areas.
| Beagle Bay | $120 |
|---|---|
| 6725, WA | $260 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are among the lowest at this level, sitting far below the national figure at $120. This has risen by $23 since 2016, and the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,400 is well below the Western Australian figure.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Beagle Bay, Under $200 is the majority at 77%; $200–$349 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental households make up 77.1% of the area, which is far above the state and national figures. Meanwhile, homes owned outright fell 30 percentage points since 2011 to just 6.3%, and no one here owns a home with a mortgage.
77.1% ▲ +640.0%
Higher than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 10.4%
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 77.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
6.3% ▼ -82.7%
Lower than 96% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 6.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Beagle Bay, Rented is the majority at 73%; Not stated is next at 12%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are common at 92.7%, far above the national figure, though the proportion of homes with three or more bedrooms fell 35 points since 2011. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is now well above the national average.
1.20 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 1.40
- 2021: 1.20
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.7% ▼ -4.6%
Lower than 54% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 97.2%
- 2016: 96.3%
- 2021: 92.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
52.1% ▼ -40.4%
Lower than 97% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 87.3%
- 2016: 63.7%
- 2021: 52.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Beagle Bay, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Other dwelling is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Beagle Bay, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 2 bedrooms (27%) and 4 bedrooms (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Beagle Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522005/beagle-bay/topic/housing-dwellings