$180 ▲ +80.0%
Lower than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $140
- 2021: $180
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Housing & Dwellings in Remote Australia
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define Remote Australia, where the typical monthly mortgage payment of $958 is far below the national figure. This region is marked by a high rate of outright home ownership and a strong preference for large, detached houses. These patterns create a housing landscape that is very different from the rest of the country.
$180
▲ +80.0%
- $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 Remote Australia — lower than 75% of areas.
| Remote Australia | $180 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $180 are far below the Australian figure of $375, and most people pay under $200. Home loan payments are also among the lowest at this level, with the typical monthly payment of $958 sitting far below the national figure.
$958 ▲ +5.3%
Lower than 89% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $910
- 2016: $975
- 2021: $958
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Remote Australia, Under $200 is the majority at 57%; $200–$349 is next at 39%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Remote Australia, Under $1,000 is the majority at 51%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 28%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far more common here than across Australia, reaching 41%. Meanwhile, the proportion of households renting is well below the national rate and has fallen by 6.2 percentage points since 2011.
26.8% ▼ -18.9%
Lower than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 33.0%
- 2016: 34.8%
- 2021: 26.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.0% ▲ +0.4%
Higher than 80% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 41.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Remote Australia, the largest group is Owned outright at 41%, followed by Rented (27%) and Owned with a mortgage (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 90.1% of all homes. These dwellings tend to be larger than usual, with 76% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
90.1% ▼ -2.3%
Higher than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 92.3%
- 2016: 90.6%
- 2021: 90.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.0% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 73.1%
- 2016: 73.3%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Remote Australia, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Remote Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
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 Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA13/remote-australia/topic/housing-dwellings