$62 —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
4474, QLD · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A massive gap in housing costs separates postcode 4474 from the rest of the country, where typical weekly rents are just $62. This sparsely populated area is defined by very low living costs and a high proportion of people who own their homes outright.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4474, QLD — lower than 99% of areas.
| 4474, QLD | $62 |
|---|---|
| Quilpie | $140 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $62 and monthly mortgage payments are $750, both of which are far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.
$62 —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$750 —
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of residents (53.8%) own their homes outright, which is far above the national figure, while 0.0% of households rent.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
53.8% —
Higher than 89% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In 4474, QLD, Owned outright is the majority at 70%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 15%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in separate houses (80.8%), though the share of homes with three or more bedrooms fell to 65.4% since 2016. There are now slightly more people per bedroom (0.90) than in the typical Australian home.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.8% —
Lower than 73% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
65.4% —
Lower than 83% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 4474, QLD, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In 4474, QLD, the largest group is 5 or more at 38%, followed by 2 bedrooms (19%) and 1 bedroom (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 4474, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4474/4474-qld/topic/housing-dwellings