$140 ▲ +40.0%
Lower than 88% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $120
- 2021: $140
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Quilpie · Council (LGA)
Housing & Dwellings in Quilpie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents of just $140 make Quilpie much more affordable than most other areas. Housing costs are far below state and national figures, and most people live in detached houses.
$140
▲ +40.0%
- $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 Quilpie — lower than 88% of areas.
| Quilpie | $140 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are far below the Queensland and Australian figures, with typical weekly rents at $140 and typical monthly mortgage payments at $850. Both figures have risen since 2011, though the vast majority of renters pay under $200 a week.
$850 ▲ +30.8%
Lower than 86% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: $650
- 2016: $723
- 2021: $850
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Quilpie, Under $200 is the majority at 92%; $200–$349 is next at 8%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Quilpie, Under $1,000 is the majority at 52%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 29%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people own their homes outright here than in the rest of the state, at 36.6%. The proportion of households renting has fallen by 9.4 percentage points since 2011 to reach 29.4%.
29.4% ▼ -24.1%
Higher than 64% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 29.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.6% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 53% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 36.1%
- 2016: 32.6%
- 2021: 36.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Quilpie, the largest group is Owned outright at 36%, followed by Rented (29%) and Owned with a mortgage (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than in the state or national averages, making up 89.2% of all homes. While 72.4% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.2% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 50% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 88.0%
- 2016: 90.3%
- 2021: 89.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.4% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 71% of council (lga) areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 73.4%
- 2021: 72.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Quilpie, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Flat or apartment is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Quilpie, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Quilpie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/lga/LGA36150/quilpie/topic/housing-dwellings