Average rent in Collie, WA — 2026

Collie sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $250/week — 26% less than the state-wide $337/week baseline (ABS Census 2021). The suburb skews owner-occupied: 77% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 20% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (93%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 8,812, the median age is 44, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 11% of residents were born overseas. Collie is 149km from Perth, often putting it outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date. Your reported figure above gives the live read; the Census number anchors the historical baseline.