$420 ▲ +35.5%
Higher than 77% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $310
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $420
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Maroochy · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Maroochy
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents of $420 are much higher than most areas in Maroochy. This is a place where renting is more common than the national figure, though more people now own their homes outright than they did a decade ago.
$420
▲ +35.5%
- $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 Maroochy — higher than 77% of areas.
| Maroochy | $420 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent has risen by $110 since 2011 and is now a little above the Queensland and national figures. Meanwhile, the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,820, which is about the same as the state and national levels.
$1,820 → 0.0%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,820
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,820
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Maroochy, $350–$549 is the majority at 53%; $200–$349 is next at 18%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Maroochy, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 37%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (31%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is more common here than in most areas, affecting 35% of households. However, those who own their homes outright make up 32.8% of the total, a figure that is well above the Queensland average.
35.0% ▼ -15.4%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 41.4%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.8% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 29.1%
- 2021: 32.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Maroochy splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned outright (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across the state, making up only 51.4% of homes. This helps explain why the area has far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms compared to the rest of Australia.
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.
51.4% ▼ -4.3%
Lower than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 53.8%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 51.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.9% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 81% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 64.6%
- 2016: 63.8%
- 2021: 64.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Maroochy, Separate house is the majority at 52%; Flat or apartment is next at 29%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Maroochy, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 41%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
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 Maroochy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31603/maroochy/topic/housing-dwellings