$390 ▲ +34.5%
Higher than 66% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $340
- 2021: $390
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cairns - North · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Cairns - North
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents have jumped $100 since 2011 in Cairns - North, where most people now live in detached houses. While rental rates have climbed, the proportion of households renting has fallen by 6.7 percentage points over the last decade. The area is largely made up of family-sized homes, with 79.1% having three or more bedrooms.
$390
▲ +34.5%
- $100–$118: 3 areas
- $118–$136: 1 area
- $136–$154: 3 areas
- $154–$171: 1 area
- $171–$189: 5 areas
- $189–$207: 11 areas
- $207–$225: 8 areas
- $225–$243: 16 areas
- $243–$261: 18 areas
- $261–$279: 8 areas
- $279–$296: 22 areas
- $296–$314: 24 areas
- $314–$332: 18 areas
- $332–$350: 15 areas
- $350–$368: 30 areas
- $368–$386: 28 areas
- $386–$404: 37 areas
- $404–$421: 22 areas
- $421–$439: 14 areas
- $439–$457: 15 areas
- $457–$475: 10 areas
- $475–$493: 6 areas
- $493–$511: 8 areas
- $511–$529: 2 areas
- $529–$546: 1 area
- $546–$564: 5 areas
- $564–$582: 2 areas
- $582–$600: 7 areas
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Cairns - North — higher than 66% of areas.
| Cairns - North | $390 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $390, which is higher than most areas and slightly above the national figure of $375. Meanwhile, typical monthly home-loan payments have fallen by $107 since 2011 to reach $1,733, a figure about the same as the Queensland average.
$1,733 ▼ -5.8%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,840
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cairns - North, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 28%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Cairns - North splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (39%) and $1,800–$2,999 (35%), with Under $1,000 at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgages are the most common way of living here, held by 41.1% of households. About 28.5% of homes are owned outright, which is a little below the Australian average and reflects a 5.3 percentage point increase since 2011.
28.5% ▼ -19.1%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 35.2%
- 2016: 33.6%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.5% ▲ +22.7%
Lower than 68% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 23.2%
- 2016: 24.5%
- 2021: 28.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cairns - North, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 41%, followed by Rented (29%) and Owned outright (28%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common, making up 80.1% of all homes, which is well above the national figure of 72.3%. These larger homes are typical, as 79.1% have three or more bedrooms, though the number of people per bedroom has dropped from 1.10 in 2011 to 0.80.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.1% ▲ +4.0%
Lower than 57% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 77.0%
- 2016: 78.4%
- 2021: 80.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
79.1% ▲ +3.7%
Higher than 58% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 76.3%
- 2016: 77.1%
- 2021: 79.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cairns - North, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Flat or apartment is next at 10%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Cairns - North splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (38%) and 3 bedrooms (35%), with 2 bedrooms at 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 Cairns - North [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/30601/cairns-north/topic/housing-dwellings