$200 ▲ +40.8%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $142
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Longreach · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Longreach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure in Longreach, where the usual rent is just $200. This makes housing costs much lower than in most other areas across the country. While many residents rent, a significant number own their homes outright.
$200
▲ +40.8%
- $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 Longreach — lower than 71% of areas.
| Longreach | $200 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments of $1,083 are well below the Queensland figure. Weekly rents are also very low at $200, although this has risen by $58 since 2011.
$1,083 ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $1,465
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,083
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Longreach splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (48%) and $200–$349 (44%), with $350–$549 at 8%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Longreach splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (44%) and Under $1,000 (43%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 9%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 35.5% of households renting. This is well above the Australian figure, while 32.5% of homes are owned outright.
35.5% ▼ -10.6%
Higher than 76% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 39.7%
- 2016: 39.2%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.5% ▲ +8.8%
Lower than 66% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 30.4%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Longreach splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned outright (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 88.2% of all homes, a figure far above the national average. Most homes are large, with 74.5% having three or more bedrooms, though there are fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.2% ▼ -1.3%
Lower than 55% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 89.4%
- 2016: 88.4%
- 2021: 88.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.5% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 62% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 74.0%
- 2021: 74.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Longreach, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Longreach, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA34710/longreach/topic/housing-dwellings