$300 ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 67% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $270
- 2021: $300
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.
Larger homes are the norm across Inner Regional Australia, where 87.2% of dwellings are separate houses. This preference for space is reflected in the high number of three-plus bedroom homes, which is well above the national figure. While costs here are higher than in many similar regional areas, they remain well below the Australian average.
$300
▲ +20.0%
- $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 Inner Regional Australia — higher than 67% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $300 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent of $300 is well below the national figure of $375, though it has risen by $50 since 2011. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little below the Australian average, sitting at $1,517.
$1,517 ▼ -6.6%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,625
- 2016: $1,582
- 2021: $1,517
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, $200–$349 is the majority at 54%; $350–$549 is next at 29%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (27%) and Under $1,000 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
More people own their homes outright here than in most similar areas, with a figure of 35.9% that is well above the national average. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is well below the national figure at 26.9%.
26.9% ▼ -5.1%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.3%
- 2021: 26.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.9% ▲ +5.3%
Higher than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 34.1%
- 2016: 33.8%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Inner Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (34%), with Rented at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than across Australia, making up 87.2% of all homes. This helps explain why 79.5% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
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.
87.2% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 53% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 88.1%
- 2016: 87.2%
- 2021: 87.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 80% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 78.7%
- 2016: 78.8%
- 2021: 79.5%
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 87%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
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/RA31/inner-regional-australia/topic/housing-dwellings