$153 ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $105
- 2016: $88
- 2021: $153
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bulloo · Council (LGA)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 73.1% of the dwellings in Bulloo, where housing costs are far lower than the state and national figures. The area is defined by very affordable housing, with typical rents and mortgage payments sitting well below most other Australian regions.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Bulloo — lower than 85% of areas.
| Bulloo | $153 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $153, which is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment of $696 is among the lowest across similar areas and has fallen since 2011.
$153 ▲ +45.7%
Lower than 85% of council (lga) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$696 ▼ -25.5%
Lower than 93% of council (lga) areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bulloo, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Bulloo, Under $1,000 is the majority at 73%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 40.3% of households renting, well above the Queensland figure of 33.1%. Around 31.9% of homes are owned outright, which is about the same as the national average.
40.3% ▼ -8.7%
Higher than 83% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.9% ▼ -12.9%
Lower than 68% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bulloo, the largest group is Rented at 38%, followed by Owned outright (30%) and Owned with a mortgage (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Bulloo are less likely to have three or more bedrooms compared to most areas. While 73.1% are separate houses, the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national average at 0.90.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
73.1% ▼ -23.0%
Lower than 81% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.0% ▼ -13.8%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bulloo, Separate house is the majority at 85%; Other dwelling is next at 8%.
In Bulloo, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 2 bedrooms (29%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bulloo [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA31750/bulloo/topic/housing-dwellings