$350 ▲ +20.7%
Lower than 53% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $290
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Whitsunday · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Whitsunday
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than a third of households in Whitsunday rent their homes, a rate higher than most similar areas. While the typical weekly rent is $350, the area's housing landscape is dominated by separate houses and a growing number of people owning their homes outright.
$350
▲ +20.7%
- $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 Whitsunday — lower than 53% of areas.
| Whitsunday | $350 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $350, which is about the same as the national figure, though this has risen $60 since 2011. For those with a mortgage, the typical monthly payment is $1,700, which is lower than most areas and has fallen $200 over the last decade.
$1,700 ▼ -10.5%
Lower than 59% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,900
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,700
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Whitsunday, the largest group is $350–$549 at 42%, followed by $200–$349 (36%) and Under $200 (13%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Whitsunday, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 39%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and Under $1,000 (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up 32.6% of the area, which is a little above the Australian figure. Meanwhile, 29.8% of homes are owned outright, a figure that has risen by 4.2 percentage points since 2011.
32.6% ▼ -12.8%
Higher than 67% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 37.4%
- 2016: 36.1%
- 2021: 32.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.8% ▲ +16.6%
Lower than 63% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 25.5%
- 2016: 24.9%
- 2021: 29.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Whitsunday splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (33%), with Owned outright at 30%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 73.3% of the stock, though the share of homes with three or more bedrooms is well below the Queensland figure at 71.1%. Across the area, there are about 0.8 people per bedroom, a rate that is much higher than most areas.
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.
73.3% ▲ +1.2%
Lower than 69% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 73.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.1% ▲ +4.9%
Lower than 71% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 67.8%
- 2016: 70.4%
- 2021: 71.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Whitsunday, Separate house is the majority at 75%; Flat or apartment is next at 15%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Whitsunday, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
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 Whitsunday [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31203/whitsunday/topic/housing-dwellings