$320 ▲ +8.5%
Lower than 73% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $295
- 2016: $275
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Dawson · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Dawson
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lower housing costs define daily life in Dawson, where the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,625 is much lower than in most areas. This affordability is paired with a high proportion of detached houses, making it a place where larger family homes are common and more accessible than the national average.
$320
▲ +8.5%
- $200–$214: 2 areas
- $214–$229: 1 area
- $229–$243: 4 areas
- $243–$257: 7 areas
- $257–$271: 5 areas
- $271–$286: 3 areas
- $286–$300: 2 areas
- $300–$314: 8 areas
- $314–$329: 12 areas
- $329–$343: 5 areas
- $343–$357: 14 areas
- $357–$371: 9 areas
- $371–$386: 14 areas
- $386–$400: 8 areas
- $400–$414: 18 areas
- $414–$429: 8 areas
- $429–$443: 9 areas
- $443–$457: 4 areas
- $457–$471: 1 area
- $471–$486: 3 areas
- $486–$500: 2 areas
- $500–$514: 3 areas
- $514–$529: 0 areas
- $529–$543: 0 areas
- $543–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$571: 2 areas
- $571–$586: 0 areas
- $586–$600: 3 areas
All federal electorate areas, 2021. The marker is Dawson — lower than 73% of areas.
| Dawson | $320 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $320, which is lower than most areas and a little below the national figure. Home loan repayments have also eased, falling $325 since 2011 to reach a typical monthly cost of $1,625.
$1,625 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 76% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,950
- 2016: $1,770
- 2021: $1,625
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Dawson splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (41%) and $350–$549 (39%), with Under $200 at 16%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Dawson, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental households make up 31.2% of the area, a figure that is higher than most similar places. About 30.5% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the national average and has barely changed since 2011.
31.2% ▼ -2.7%
Higher than 61% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.1%
- 2016: 33.4%
- 2021: 31.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.5% ▲ +0.8%
Lower than 54% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 30.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Dawson splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (31%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are far more common here than across Australia, making up 82.7% of all homes. Most dwellings are large, with 77% having three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has fallen since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
82.7% ▼ -0.7%
Higher than 55% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 83.3%
- 2016: 83.0%
- 2021: 82.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.0% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 57% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 75.5%
- 2016: 76.6%
- 2021: 77.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Dawson, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Dawson, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Dawson [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED306/dawson/topic/housing-dwellings