$83 —
Lower than 98% of urban centre areas.
- 2016: $137
- 2021: $83
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Looma · Urban Centre
Housing & Dwellings in Looma
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting has become the dominant way of living in Looma, with the number of rental households rising by 53 percentage points since 2011. Almost every home here is now a rental, and costs are far lower than in most of the country, with typical weekly rents of just $83.
$83
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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 Looma — lower than 98% of areas.
| Looma | $83 |
|---|---|
| 6728, WA | $100 |
| Western Australia | $340 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $83, which is among the lowest for similar areas and far below the Western Australian figure of $340. Monthly home-loan payments are also far below the national average, sitting at $607.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Looma, Under $200 is the majority at 93%; $200–$349 is next at 7%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Almost all residents rent their homes, accounting for 95% of households, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. This shift is stark, as the proportion of homes owned outright fell from 31.4% in 2011 to 0.0% in 2021.
95.0% ▲ +125.5%
Higher than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 35.1%
- 2021: 95.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 31.4%
- 2016: 41.2%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Looma, Rented is the majority at 91%; Other tenure is next at 6%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in separate houses, which make up 97% of all dwellings. Homes here are often large—90.1% have three or more bedrooms—which helps explain why there are 1.2 people per bedroom, a figure well above the national average.
1.20 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 94% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 1.20
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.0% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 70% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 96.7%
- 2016: 90.4%
- 2021: 97.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.1% ▲ +26.1%
Higher than 87% of urban centre areas.
- 2011: 71.4%
- 2016: 77.2%
- 2021: 90.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Looma, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 55%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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 Looma [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ucl/UCL522043/looma/topic/housing-dwellings