as posted here
Council rates takes per resident 2007-08:
City of Albany $532
City of Armadale $388
Shire of Ashburton $771
Shire of Augusta-Margaret River $947
Town of Bassendean $489
City of Bayswater $405
City of Belmont $722
Shire of Beverley $1024
Shire of Boddington $884
Shire of Boyup Brook $1000
Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes $567
Shire of Brookton $998
Shire of Broome $681
Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup $1250
Shire of Bruce Rock $872
City of Bunbury $607
Shire of Busselton $781
Town of Cambridge $499
City of Canning $386
Shire of Capel $371
Shire of Carnamah $1314
Shire of Carnarvon $438
Shire of Chapman Valley $1236
Shire of Chittering $757
Town of Claremont $663
City of Cockburn $338
Shire of Collie $364
Shire of Coolgardie $890
Shire of Coorow $1520
Shire of Corrigin $1032
Town of Cottesloe $711
Shire of Cranbrook $1058
Shire of Cuballing $726
Shire of Cue $2905
Shire of Cunderdin $915
Shire of Dalwallinu $1362
Shire of Dandaragan $1139
Shire of Dardanup $403
Shire of Denmark $627
Shire of Derby-West Kimberley $446
Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup $444
Shire of Dowerin $917
Shire of Dumbleyung $1421
Shire of Dundas $1084
Town of East Fremantle $572
Shire of East Pilbara $594
Shire of Esperance $607
Shire of Exmouth $781
City of Fremantle $800
City of Geraldton-Greenough $519
Shire of Gingin $802
Shire of Gnowangerup $1525
City of Gosnells $348
Shire of Halls Creek $346
Shire of Harvey $463
Shire of Irwin $726
Shire of Jerramungup $1741
City of Joondalup $354
Shire of Kalamunda $301
City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder $470
Shire of Katanning $455
Shire of Kellerberrin $739
Shire of Kent $2245
Shire of Kojonup $1119
Shire of Kondinin $1577
Shire of Koorda $1300
Shire of Kulin $1286
Town of Kwinana $539
Shire of Lake Grace $1801
Shire of Laverton $2149
Shire of Leonora $1832
City of Mandurah $625
Shire of Manjimup $607
Shire of Meekatharra $1399
City of Melville $369
Shire of Menzies $4666
Shire of Merredin $625
Shire of Mingenew $1854
Shire of Moora $1031
Shire of Morawa $998
Town of Mosman Park $599
Shire of Mount Magnet $1220
Shire of Mount Marshall $1361
Shire of Mukinbudin $1145
Shire of Mullewa $1530
Shire of Mundaring $404
Shire of Murchison $1000
Shire of Murray $497
Shire of Nannup $637
Shire of Narembeen $1257
Shire of Narrogin $594
Town of Narrogin $474
City of Nedlands $577
Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku $138
Shire of Northam $406
Shire of Northampton $690
Shire of Nungarin $1281
as posted here
Tuesday, 26 May 2009
First home least affordable in WA
as posted here
26th May 2009, 7:15 WST
WA is the most unaffordable place for first-homebuyers in Australia, with the State’s young couples taking more than four years to save a deposit, according to BankWest research.
Though the property boom is over, the research shows it is still a struggle to get into the first-home market, which has been buoyed by Government grants worth $14,000 to $21,000.
The boost grant will return to normal levels by the end of the year, potentially making it even more difficult for first-homebuyers to get on the property ladder.
The research to be released today shows it takes 4.3 years for couples to save a conservative deposit worth a fifth of the cost of a WA home, which is more than $90,000.
This is based on savings worth 20 per cent of the average pre-tax income for a WA couple aged between 25 to 34, as well as the Government grant.
It compares with a national average saving period of 3.7 years for a home and about three years for a unit.
The Perth area, excluding the regions, is only slightly more affordable than the State as a whole, with couples taking 4.2 years to save a deposit for a home and 3.3 years for a unit.
This is slightly less time than needed to save for deposits for homes in the cities of Sydney (5.2 years) and Melbourne (4.6 years).
BankWest retail head of strategy and products Selina Duncalf said the survey showed homes were now less affordable than they were five years ago.
“Even with the higher level of the first-homeowner grant, it is taking first-time buyers in Western Australia longer to save a home deposit than five years ago,” Ms Duncalf said.
“The fact remains that many young people face years of renting before they can climb on to the property ladder.”
Single first-homebuyers in Perth have an even harder task getting their foot on the property ladder. The research showed it would take 6 1 /2 years for a single person to save a deposit for a unit on their own.
Regional areas were more affordable than the metropolitan area, with 42 per cent of the local government areas in regional WA included in the survey requiring less than two years savings time for a home.
The research showed that couples would have to save the least amount of time to buy a unit in Kwinana (1.4 years), followed by Armadale (1.9 years), Rockingham (2.1 years), Gosnells (2.2 years), Swan (2.5 years), Cambridge (2.5 years) and Wanneroo (2.7 years). The longest savings schedule was needed for units in Cottesloe (9.2 years), Claremont (7 years), Nedlands (5.8 years), East Fremantle (5 years), Subiaco (4.8 years), South Perth (4.4 years) and Melville (4.3 years).
KIM MACDONALD
as posted here
26th May 2009, 7:15 WST
WA is the most unaffordable place for first-homebuyers in Australia, with the State’s young couples taking more than four years to save a deposit, according to BankWest research.
Though the property boom is over, the research shows it is still a struggle to get into the first-home market, which has been buoyed by Government grants worth $14,000 to $21,000.
The boost grant will return to normal levels by the end of the year, potentially making it even more difficult for first-homebuyers to get on the property ladder.
The research to be released today shows it takes 4.3 years for couples to save a conservative deposit worth a fifth of the cost of a WA home, which is more than $90,000.
This is based on savings worth 20 per cent of the average pre-tax income for a WA couple aged between 25 to 34, as well as the Government grant.
It compares with a national average saving period of 3.7 years for a home and about three years for a unit.
The Perth area, excluding the regions, is only slightly more affordable than the State as a whole, with couples taking 4.2 years to save a deposit for a home and 3.3 years for a unit.
This is slightly less time than needed to save for deposits for homes in the cities of Sydney (5.2 years) and Melbourne (4.6 years).
BankWest retail head of strategy and products Selina Duncalf said the survey showed homes were now less affordable than they were five years ago.
“Even with the higher level of the first-homeowner grant, it is taking first-time buyers in Western Australia longer to save a home deposit than five years ago,” Ms Duncalf said.
“The fact remains that many young people face years of renting before they can climb on to the property ladder.”
Single first-homebuyers in Perth have an even harder task getting their foot on the property ladder. The research showed it would take 6 1 /2 years for a single person to save a deposit for a unit on their own.
Regional areas were more affordable than the metropolitan area, with 42 per cent of the local government areas in regional WA included in the survey requiring less than two years savings time for a home.
The research showed that couples would have to save the least amount of time to buy a unit in Kwinana (1.4 years), followed by Armadale (1.9 years), Rockingham (2.1 years), Gosnells (2.2 years), Swan (2.5 years), Cambridge (2.5 years) and Wanneroo (2.7 years). The longest savings schedule was needed for units in Cottesloe (9.2 years), Claremont (7 years), Nedlands (5.8 years), East Fremantle (5 years), Subiaco (4.8 years), South Perth (4.4 years) and Melville (4.3 years).
KIM MACDONALD
as posted here
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