$270 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ascot · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A shift toward larger, family-sized homes defines the landscape in Ascot, where every single dwelling is now a separate house. This creates a rare housing profile where nearly half of all residents own their homes outright and the typical household enjoys a very low cost of living.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ascot — lower than 53% of areas.
| Ascot | $270 |
|---|---|
| 4359, QLD | $255 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $270, while typical monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than average at $1,375.
$270 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,375 —
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Ascot, the largest group is $350–$549 at 38%, followed by Under $200 (31%) and $200–$349 (31%).
Ascot splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (40%) and $3,000 or more (40%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 20%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning homes outright is far more common here than in the rest of Queensland, with 48.8% of residents owning their place clear of debt. This helps explain why only 19.5% of households rent, which is far below the national figure.
19.5% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.8% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Ascot, Owned outright is the majority at 54%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Ascot is a separate house, and 82.9% have three or more bedrooms. Because homes are so large, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the state and national figures.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.9% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ascot, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 5 or more (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ascot [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30090/ascot/topic/housing-dwellings