$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $180
- 2016: $230
- 2021: $300
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fishermans Paradise · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Only separate houses make up the housing stock in Fishermans Paradise, where 100% of homes are detached dwellings. This makes the area far more detached than the national figure, creating a landscape of standalone homes rather than apartments or townhouses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fishermans Paradise — higher than 57% of areas.
| Fishermans Paradise | $300 |
|---|---|
| 2539, NSW | $350 |
| New South Wales | $420 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are low here, with typical weekly rents of $300 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,509, both of which are well below the figures for New South Wales.
$300 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,509 ▲ +5.5%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Fishermans Paradise, $200–$349 is the majority at 83%; $350–$549 is next at 17%.
In Fishermans Paradise, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 52%; Under $1,000 is next at 21%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high, as 46.1% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Australian average. Meanwhile, the 17.5% of households renting is far below the state and national figures.
17.5% ▼ -10.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.1% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Fishermans Paradise, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While every home is a separate house, they are slightly smaller than the national typical, with homes of three or more bedrooms making up 69.9% of the total.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +1.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
69.9% ▲ +1.1%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Fishermans Paradise, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Fishermans Paradise, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 57%; 2 bedrooms is next at 23%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Fishermans Paradise [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL11526/fishermans-paradise/topic/housing-dwellings