$300 ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $232
- 2016: $282
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Groom · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Groom
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical housing costs in Groom are much lower than most areas. The area is dominated by large, detached homes, with over 80% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. While rental rates have climbed, the cost of both mortgages and rent remains a little below the Queensland average.
$300
▲ +29.3%
- $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 Groom — lower than 80% of areas.
| Groom | $300 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $300, though it has risen by $68 since 2011. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,517, which is a figure that has barely changed in a decade.
$1,517 → 0.0%
Lower than 83% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,535
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Groom, $200–$349 is the majority at 58%; $350–$549 is next at 29%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Groom, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and Under $1,000 (19%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most similar areas, with 32.7% of households renting. This is a little above the national figure, while 31.6% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the Australian average.
32.7% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 66% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 32.1%
- 2021: 32.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.6% ▼ -1.4%
Higher than 51% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 32.0%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 31.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Groom splits fairly evenly between Rented (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Owned outright at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are well above the national figure at 81.8%, and 80.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms. Despite these large homes, there are fewer people per bedroom here than in most areas, a trend that has fallen since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.8% ▼ -3.6%
Higher than 53% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 84.8%
- 2016: 82.2%
- 2021: 81.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.3% ▼ -0.2%
Higher than 62% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 80.4%
- 2016: 80.0%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Groom, Separate house is the majority at 82%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Groom, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) 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 Groom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED314/groom/topic/housing-dwellings