$250 ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $215
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
4694, QLD · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define daily life in postcode 4694, where the typical monthly mortgage is just $1,127. This area is dominated by large, separate houses and a high number of people who own their homes outright without a loan.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4694, QLD — lower than 63% of areas.
| 4694, QLD | $250 |
|---|---|
| Gladstone | $275 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below the Australian average, falling $628 since 2011.
$250 ▲ +16.3%
Lower than 63% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,127 ▼ -35.8%
Lower than 75% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 4694, QLD, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
In 4694, QLD, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 50%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (25%) and $1,800–$2,999 (25%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Half of all homes are owned outright, a figure far above the Queensland average of 29.1%. This is a significant shift from 2011, when only 14.9% of homes were owned this way.
25.0% ▼ -51.3%
Higher than 62% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
50.0% ▲ +236.4%
Higher than 82% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In 4694, QLD, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (22%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home here is a separate house, and 85% have three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national figure of 73.8%, though the number of people per bedroom has dropped since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -41.7%
Lower than 86% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.0% ▼ -3.2%
Higher than 74% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 4694, QLD, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In 4694, QLD, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 66%; 2 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 4694, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4694/4694-qld/topic/housing-dwellings