$141 ▲ +95.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
- 2011: $72
- 2016: $124
- 2021: $141
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
4829, QLD · Postcode
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs set postcode 4829 apart from the rest of the state and country. Rent is among the lowest in the region, with the typical weekly payment being just $141. This makes the area significantly more affordable than the Queensland and Australian averages.
All postcode areas, 2021. The marker is 4829, QLD — lower than 91% of areas.
| 4829, QLD | $141 |
|---|---|
| Diamantina | $140 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $141, which is far below the national figure of $375. Home-loan payments are also far below the state and national averages, though the typical monthly payment rose $500 since 2011 to reach $1,020.
$141 ▲ +95.8%
Lower than 91% of postcode areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,020 ▲ +96.2%
Lower than 80% of postcode areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In 4829, QLD, Under $200 is the majority at 90%; $200–$349 is next at 10%.
In 4829, QLD, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 48.8% of households renting, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. However, this is a drop of 13 percentage points since 2011, while outright home ownership rose slightly to 25.0%.
48.8% ▼ -20.7%
Higher than 92% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
25.0% ▲ +10.4%
Lower than 85% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In 4829, QLD, the largest group is Rented at 49%, followed by Owned outright (25%) and Other tenure (12%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 89.0% of homes, far above the state average of 74.8%. Despite this, homes with three or more bedrooms are far less common than in most areas, and there are slightly more people per bedroom than the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of postcode areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
89.0% ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 59% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.5% ▲ +0.7%
Lower than 88% of postcode areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In 4829, QLD, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
In 4829, QLD, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in 4829, QLD [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/poa/POA4829/4829-qld/topic/housing-dwellings