$260 ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $235
- 2021: $260
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.
More people are owning their homes outright in Inner Regional Australia than they were in 2011. This area is defined by a very high number of detached houses and housing costs that sit well below the national figures. It is a place where most people live in large, separate homes with plenty of space.
$260
▲ +30.0%
- $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 51% of areas.
| Inner Regional Australia | $260 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent has risen by $60 since 2011 to reach $260, which is well below the Australian figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments have barely changed since 2011, staying at $1,387, also well below the national typical payment of $1,863.
$1,387 ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 57% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,400
- 2016: $1,343
- 2021: $1,387
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 61%; Under $200 is next at 21%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by Under $1,000 (27%) and $1,800–$2,999 (22%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A much higher share of people own their homes outright here compared to most areas, reaching 40.4% in 2021. Meanwhile, the number of households renting is among the lowest for this level of area and is far below the national figure.
18.2% ▼ -13.7%
Lower than 96% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 21.1%
- 2016: 22.9%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.4% ▲ +10.5%
Higher than 77% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 36.6%
- 2016: 35.4%
- 2021: 40.4%
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 (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 18%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than in the rest of Australia, making up 93.4% of all homes. This helps explain why the area has a much higher share of homes with three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has moved down since 2011.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.4% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 85% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 92.7%
- 2016: 91.0%
- 2021: 93.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.6% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 91% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 80.0%
- 2016: 80.1%
- 2021: 81.6%
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 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Inner Regional Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (28%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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/RA41/inner-regional-australia/topic/housing-dwellings