$265 ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $258
- 2021: $265
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
4401, QLD · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Well below the national figure, housing costs in postcode 4401 are significantly more affordable than in other parts of the country. The area is dominated by large, detached homes, with the typical monthly mortgage payment sitting at just $1,300.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4401, QLD — lower than 59% of areas.
| 4401, QLD | $265 |
|---|---|
| Toowoomba | $300 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $265, which is well below the Queensland figure of $365. Typical monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,300 and remaining barely changed since 2011.
$265 ▲ +32.5%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 → 0.0%
Lower than 66% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 4401, QLD, $200–$349 is the majority at 70%; Under $200 is next at 15%.
In 4401, QLD, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 50%; Under $1,000 is next at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
About 34.4% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 32.7% of households rent, which is much higher than most similar areas.
32.7% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 78% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.4% ▲ +4.6%
Lower than 64% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
4401, QLD splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (34%) and Rented (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 29%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 93.1% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. This helps explain why 84.5% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Australian average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.1% ▼ -1.0%
Higher than 55% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.5% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 4401, QLD, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
In 4401, QLD, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 4401, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4401/4401-qld/topic/housing-dwellings