Average rent in Murray, WA — 2026

Murray sits below the Western Australia median, with the typical renter paying $280/week — 17% 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 25% rent. Housing stock is dominated by separate houses (97%), with limited high-density development. Population sits at 2,376, the median age is 45, and the most common occupation is Machinery Operators and Drivers. 15% of residents were born overseas. Murray is 102km 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outside the inner-ring rent pressure zone — though state-level rent indices show the 2021 baseline is now meaningfully out of date.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.