$300 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 80% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wide Bay · Federal Electorate
Housing & Dwellings in Wide Bay
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 86.8% of all homes in Wide Bay, a figure far above the national average. This area is characterised by affordable living, with typical rents and mortgage payments sitting well below the usual figures for Australia. It is also a place where far more people own their homes outright than in most other parts of the country.
$300
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Wide Bay — lower than 80% of areas.
| Wide Bay | $300 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the usual monthly home loan payment of $1,440 is much lower than in most areas and has barely changed since 2011.
$1,440 ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 88% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: $1,430
- 2016: $1,393
- 2021: $1,440
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Wide Bay, the largest group is $200–$349 at 45%, followed by $350–$549 (26%) and Under $200 (17%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Wide Bay, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 39%, followed by Under $1,000 (27%) and $1,800–$2,999 (25%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 43.2% of homes owned outright—far above the Queensland figure of 29.1%. Meanwhile, the share of households renting fell 5.3 points since 2011 to 22.2%, which is much lower than most areas.
22.2% ▼ -19.2%
Lower than 82% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.5%
- 2021: 22.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.2% ▲ +14.7%
Higher than 99% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 43.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wide Bay, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses are the dominant style, accounting for 86.8% of dwellings, which is far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are larger homes, with 75.8% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
86.8% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 69% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 86.8%
- 2016: 86.4%
- 2021: 86.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 60% of federal electorate areas.
- 2011: 75.9%
- 2016: 75.4%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Wide Bay, Separate house is the majority at 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wide Bay, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wide Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ced/CED329/wide-bay/topic/housing-dwellings