$165 ▲ +135.7%
Lower than 79% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $70
- 2016: $90
- 2021: $165
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Very Remote Australia · Remoteness Area
Housing & Dwellings in Very Remote Australia
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most other areas define Very Remote Australia, where the typical rent is just $165 a week. This region shows a distinct mix of tenure, with a high number of people both owning their homes outright and renting compared to the national average.
$165
▲ +135.7%
- $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 Very Remote Australia — lower than 79% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | $165 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $165 and monthly loan payments of $1,000 are far below the national figures. Both have risen since 2011, with rent increasing by $95 and mortgage payments by $133.
$1,000 ▲ +15.3%
Lower than 87% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $867
- 2016: $1,100
- 2021: $1,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, Under $200 is the majority at 65%; $200–$349 is next at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 49%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (12%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A higher proportion of homes are owned outright (36%) than in most areas, which is well above the Australian average of 31%. Renting is also more common here than elsewhere, though it fell 6.6 percentage points since 2011 to 34.5%.
34.5% ▼ -16.0%
Higher than 69% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 41.0%
- 2016: 40.5%
- 2021: 34.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.0% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 35.4%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Rented (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 16%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 85.1% of homes, far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are much less common here than in similar areas, at 68.7%.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
85.1% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 88.2%
- 2016: 89.2%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
68.7% ▼ -0.1%
Lower than 84% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 68.7%
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 68.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Other dwelling is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 39%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Very Remote Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA14/very-remote-australia/topic/housing-dwellings