$121 ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $90
- 2016: $120
- 2021: $121
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Napranum · Council (LGA)
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Ninety-three per cent of households in Napranum are rented, far exceeding the national figure. This creates a unique housing landscape where almost no one owns their home outright. While rental costs are very low, homes are often crowded with more people per bedroom than in most other areas.
All council (lga) areas, 2021. The marker is Napranum — lower than 92% of areas.
| Napranum | $121 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $121, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365. Over 85% of renters pay less than $200 a week, though this cost has risen by $31 since 2011.
$121 ▲ +34.4%
Lower than 92% of council (lga) areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
In Napranum, Under $200 is the majority at 90%; $200–$349 is next at 10%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is the norm here, with 93% of households renting, a figure far above the Australian average of 30.6%. No one in the area owns their home outright, a trend that has barely changed since 2011.
93.0% ▼ -7.0%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Napranum, Rented is the majority at 94%; Not stated is next at 6%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Crowding is common, with 1.3 people per bedroom, far above the national figure of 0.8. This happens despite separate houses being the main home type at 77.9%, although the number of homes with three or more bedrooms has fallen since 2011.
1.30 ▼ -13.3%
Higher than 99% of council (lga) areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
77.9% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 75% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
67.3% ▼ -10.7%
Lower than 80% of council (lga) areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Napranum, Separate house is the majority at 79%; Flat or apartment is next at 16%.
In Napranum, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 2 bedrooms (22%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Napranum [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA35670/napranum/topic/housing-dwellings