$200 ▲ +117.4%
Lower than 70% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $92
- 2016: $143
- 2021: $200
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.
More people are living in separate houses across Very Remote Australia than in 2011, with the proportion rising by 27 percentage points. Housing costs remain far below the national figures, with typical weekly rents at just $200. This creates a unique landscape where home ownership and renting are both quite common.
$200
▲ +117.4%
- $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 70% of areas.
| Very Remote Australia | $200 |
|---|---|
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is far below the Australian figure of $375, and the usual monthly mortgage payment of $1,300 is also well below the national $1,863. Both costs have risen since 2011, with rents increasing by $108 and mortgage payments by $495.
$1,300 ▲ +61.5%
Lower than 64% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: $805
- 2016: $1,400
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Very Remote Australia splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (46%) and $200–$349 (41%), with $350–$549 at 13%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 44%, followed by Under $1,000 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (21%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 37.5% of households renting, though this is 15 points lower than in 2011. Meanwhile, 34.3% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian figure of 31%.
37.5% ▼ -29.1%
Higher than 75% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 53.0%
- 2016: 38.4%
- 2021: 37.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.3% ▲ +25.6%
Higher than 53% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 31.4%
- 2021: 34.3%
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 Rented (38%) and Owned outright (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 19%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common at 81.3%, well above the national figure of 72.3%. However, the area has far fewer large homes than the rest of Australia, with only 63.6% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 71% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.3% ▲ +50.7%
Lower than 72% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 53.9%
- 2016: 82.5%
- 2021: 81.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.6% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 99% of remoteness area areas.
- 2011: 62.9%
- 2016: 65.8%
- 2021: 63.6%
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 82%; Flat or apartment is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Very Remote Australia, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 2 bedrooms (25%) and 4 bedrooms (17%).
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/RA94/very-remote-australia/topic/housing-dwellings