Average rent in Irwin, WA — 2026

Irwin 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: 70% own outright or with a mortgage, and only 24% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (86%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 3,680, the median age is 53, and the most common occupation is Technicians and Trades Workers. 13% of residents were born overseas. Irwin is 299km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.