$253 ▲ +94.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $130
- 2016: $195
- 2021: $253
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Alloway · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Alloway is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. Most of these are large family homes, and the typical costs for mortgages and rent are well below both state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Alloway — lower than 59% of areas.
| Alloway | $253 |
|---|---|
| 4670, QLD | $285 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,313, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rent is also much lower than the national average, usually costing around $253.
$253 ▲ +94.6%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,313 ▲ +51.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Alloway, $200–$349 is the majority at 77%; Under $200 is next at 23%.
In Alloway, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 55%; Under $1,000 is next at 32%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 40.4% of homes owned outright, far above the Queensland average of 29.1%. Only 23.8% of households are renting, which is well below the national figure.
23.8% ▼ -13.7%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.4% ▲ +16.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Alloway, the largest group is Owned outright at 38%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Rented (23%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes dominate the landscape, with 90.7% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the Australian average of 73.8%, though the number of people per bedroom is about the same as the rest of the country.
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.
90.7% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Alloway, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Alloway, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (39%) and 5 or more (8%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Alloway [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30042/alloway/topic/housing-dwellings