$320 ▲ +45.5%
Higher than 73% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Inner Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Housing & Dwellings in Inner Regional Australia
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Roughly 85% of homes in Inner Regional Australia are separate houses, far more than the national figure. This region is marked by a strong preference for detached living and a high rate of outright home ownership. While housing costs have risen over the last decade, they remain slightly lower than the Australian average.
$320
▲ +45.5%
- $0–$18: 0 areas
- $18–$36: 0 areas
- $36–$54: 0 areas
- $54–$71: 0 areas
- $71–$89: 1 area
- $89–$107: 1 area
- $107–$125: 3 areas
- $125–$143: 0 areas
- $143–$161: 2 areas
- $161–$179: 1 area
- $179–$196: 2 areas
- $196–$214: 3 areas
- $214–$232: 1 area
- $232–$250: 1 area
- $250–$268: 5 areas
- $268–$286: 1 area
- $286–$304: 3 areas
- $304–$321: 4 areas
- $321–$339: 0 areas
- $339–$357: 1 area
- $357–$375: 0 areas
- $375–$393: 3 areas
- $393–$411: 1 area
- $411–$429: 0 areas
- $429–$446: 0 areas
- $446–$464: 2 areas
- $464–$482: 0 areas
- $482–$500: 0 areas
All remoteness area areas, 2021. The marker is Inner Regional Australia — higher than 73% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $320 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $320, which is much higher than most similar areas, and has risen by $100 since 2011. Typical monthly mortgage payments have also climbed by $140 over the same period to $1,700, though this is a little below the national figure.
$1,700 ▲ +9.0%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,560
- 2016: $1,586
- 2021: $1,700
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (41%) and $350–$549 (37%), with Under $200 at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 37%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and Under $1,000 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 39.2% of homes owned outright—well above the Australian figure of 31%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is well below the national average at 25.6% and has fallen since 2011.
25.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 70% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 27.1%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 25.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
39.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 37.6%
- 2016: 37.8%
- 2021: 39.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is Owned outright at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (31%) and Rented (26%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are common, with 78% having three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national figure. Separate houses make up 85.3% of all dwellings, a proportion far above the Australian average of 72.3%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.3% ▲ +0.0%
Lower than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 85.2%
- 2016: 84.4%
- 2021: 85.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.0% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 76.9%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 78.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, Separate house is the majority at 86%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 9%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (17%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Inner Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA11/inner-regional-australia/topic/housing-dwellings