$193 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $178
- 2021: $193
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Paradise Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Very low housing costs make Paradise Beach an affordable place to live. Most residents own their homes outright, which keeps typical monthly loan payments and weekly rents far below the national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Paradise Beach — lower than 76% of areas.
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is just $193, which is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, typical monthly home loan payments of $650 are much lower than those in most other areas.
$193 —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$650 —
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Paradise Beach, Under $200 is the majority at 60%; $200–$349 is next at 40%.
In Paradise Beach, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 69.2% of homes are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. Only 16.5% of households are renting, which is far below the Victorian rate of 28.5%.
16.5% —
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
69.2% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Paradise Beach, Owned outright is the majority at 67%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 17%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 80.2% of the area, well above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are far less common here than in most other areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.2% —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
52.7% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Paradise Beach, Separate house is the majority at 78%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 22%.
Paradise Beach splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 2 bedrooms (39%), with 1 bedroom at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Paradise Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL22034/paradise-beach/topic/housing-dwellings