$360 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $330
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $360
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
4503, QLD · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting has jumped by 12 percentage points since 2011 in postcode 4503, where 42.6% of households now rent. This shift makes the area much more reliant on rentals than most other similar places. While many homes are large, with 88.5% having three or more bedrooms, a far lower share of residents own their homes outright compared to the rest of the state.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4503, QLD — higher than 67% of areas.
| 4503, QLD | $360 |
|---|---|
| Moreton Bay | $360 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $360, which is higher than most areas and rose $30 since 2011. Meanwhile, the usual monthly home loan payment has fallen by $208 over the last decade to $1,733, a figure that is about the same as the Queensland average.
$360 ▲ +9.1%
Higher than 67% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,733 ▼ -10.7%
Higher than 59% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 4503, QLD, $350–$549 is the majority at 64%; $200–$349 is next at 29%.
4503, QLD splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (42%) and $1,800–$2,999 (39%), with Under $1,000 at 12%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here at 42.6%, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. In contrast, only 18.3% of homes are owned outright, a figure that is far below the state average and has fallen since 2011.
42.6% ▲ +40.6%
Higher than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
18.3% ▼ -18.0%
Lower than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In 4503, QLD, the largest group is Rented at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Owned outright (18%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 88.5% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national average. However, the share of separate houses fell 11 points since 2011 to 72.8%, while townhouses and semi-detached homes make up 24.7% of the mix.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
72.8% ▼ -13.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.5% ▲ +0.7%
Higher than 85% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 4503, QLD, Separate house is the majority at 73%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 25%.
In 4503, QLD, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 2 bedrooms (7%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 4503, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4503/4503-qld/topic/housing-dwellings