$260 ▲ +33.3%
Higher than 51% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $195
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Outer Regional Australia · Remoteness Area
Housing & Dwellings in Outer Regional Australia
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses are far more common in Outer Regional Australia than in most other areas, with 89.5% of homes being detached. This region offers more space and lower costs than the national average, with a high proportion of residents owning their homes outright.
$260
▲ +33.3%
- $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 Outer Regional Australia — higher than 51% of areas.
| Outer Regional Australia | $260 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $260, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little lower than the Australian typical of $1,863, sitting at $1,495.
$1,495 ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 55% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,517
- 2021: $1,495
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, $200–$349 is the majority at 51%; Under $200 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (26%) and Under $1,000 (25%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is more common here than in most areas, accounting for 36.0% of households. Meanwhile, the share of renters is well below the national figure of 30.6%, falling to 26.7% since 2011.
26.7% ▼ -13.4%
Lower than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 30.9%
- 2016: 29.7%
- 2021: 26.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.0% ▲ +6.9%
Higher than 58% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 33.7%
- 2016: 34.2%
- 2021: 36.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Outer Regional Australia splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (32%), with Rented at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, as 80.5% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national figure of 0.80.
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.
89.5% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 64% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 89.0%
- 2016: 89.1%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.5% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 86% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 79.7%
- 2016: 79.7%
- 2021: 80.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, Separate house is the majority at 90%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 8%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Outer Regional Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (33%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
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 Outer Regional Australia [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/ra/RA52/outer-regional-australia/topic/housing-dwellings