$355 —
Higher than 77% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $355
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 73.9% of all homes in Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional. Most residents live in larger properties, though housing costs remain high. Typical monthly mortgage payments have risen to $2,167, and the area has a much lower rate of outright home ownership than most other regions.
$355
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- $0–$21: 0 areas
- $21–$43: 0 areas
- $43–$64: 3 areas
- $64–$86: 15 areas
- $86–$107: 11 areas
- $107–$129: 20 areas
- $129–$150: 15 areas
- $150–$171: 45 areas
- $171–$193: 25 areas
- $193–$214: 57 areas
- $214–$236: 36 areas
- $236–$257: 48 areas
- $257–$279: 36 areas
- $279–$300: 27 areas
- $300–$321: 45 areas
- $321–$343: 28 areas
- $343–$364: 27 areas
- $364–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$407: 26 areas
- $407–$429: 10 areas
- $429–$450: 6 areas
- $450–$471: 12 areas
- $471–$493: 2 areas
- $493–$514: 7 areas
- $514–$536: 5 areas
- $536–$557: 4 areas
- $557–$579: 2 areas
- $579–$600: 7 areas
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional — higher than 77% of areas.
| Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional | $355 |
|---|---|
| Rest of NSW | $330 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are much higher than most areas at $355, up $55 since 2016. Monthly mortgage payments are also high, with the typical household paying $2,167, which is about the same as the New South Wales figure.
$2,167 —
Higher than 87% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: $2,100
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (39%) and $200–$349 (35%), with $550–$749 at 12%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 39%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (24%) and $3,000 or more (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common, with 43.5% of homes having a mortgage, but the 27.9% owned outright is well below the national figure. Renting is less common here than in the rest of the state, and the share of renting households fell 2.2 percentage points since 2016.
26.4% —
Higher than 54% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 28.7%
- 2021: 26.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
27.9% —
Lower than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 27.6%
- 2021: 27.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 43%, followed by Owned outright (28%) and Rented (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 74.1% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the state average, though the 0.80 people per bedroom is about the same as the national figure.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
73.9% —
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 73.2%
- 2021: 73.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.1% —
Lower than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2016: 72.2%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional, Separate house is the majority at 74%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (33%) and 3 bedrooms (32%), with 2 bedrooms at 19%.
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 Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA16490/queanbeyan-palerang-regional/topic/housing-dwellings