$290 ▲ +31.8%
Lower than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $290
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Gympie - Cooloola · Sub-region (SA3)
Housing & Dwellings in Gympie - Cooloola
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most other areas make Gympie - Cooloola an affordable place to live. A high proportion of residents own their homes outright, and the area is dominated by large, detached houses.
$290
▲ +31.8%
- $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 Gympie - Cooloola — lower than 74% of areas.
| Gympie - Cooloola | $290 |
|---|---|
| Rest of Qld | $345 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $290, which is well below the national figure of $375. Home loans are also more affordable here, with typical monthly payments of $1,326 being well below the $1,863 seen across Australia.
$1,326 ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 84% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: $1,351
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,326
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Gympie - Cooloola, $200–$349 is the majority at 61%; $350–$549 is next at 23%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Gympie - Cooloola, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (20%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of the state, reaching 42.1%. This is consistent with a much lower share of households renting, which fell to 22.0% since 2011.
22.0% ▼ -17.1%
Lower than 76% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 26.5%
- 2016: 27.0%
- 2021: 22.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
42.1% ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 85% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 38.5%
- 2016: 38.7%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Gympie - Cooloola, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Rented (22%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 91.2% of all homes, a figure far above the national average of 72.3%. Most of these are large, with 78.2% having three or more bedrooms.
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.
91.2% ▲ +0.0%
Higher than 79% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 91.2%
- 2016: 90.6%
- 2021: 91.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.2% ▲ +0.8%
Higher than 51% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 77.5%
- 2016: 76.9%
- 2021: 78.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Gympie - Cooloola, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Gympie - Cooloola, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
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 Gympie - Cooloola [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/31903/gympie-cooloola/topic/housing-dwellings