Housing

Houses in the South West are generally single storey, with an increasing choice of real estate such as units, multiple storey houses, villas, lifestyle villages and rural retreats.

Most people own their own property and Australians often enjoy homes on large blocks which allow for the traditional outdoor lifestyle.

Prices are very reasonable for good quality dwellings, from small three bedroom or four bedroom homes, to duplex units and units starting with one or two bedrooms. On the outskirts of Bunbury a host of lush semi-rural properties and farmlets are available.

In the City of Bunbury the median average house price in June 2006 was A$350,000 with prices starting at around A$170,000 for a small unit rising to as much as A$1.8 million for a luxury seaside or canal-front manor.

This compares well with other Australian locations - with the median average house price in Perth at A$395,000, $523,000 in Sydney and $339,000 in Brisbane.

View average house prices for various South West locations.