$120 ▲ +100.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $60
- 2016: $112
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bamaga · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bamaga
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is far more common in Bamaga than in most other areas, with nearly 94% of households renting their homes. The housing landscape is defined by very low costs and a high number of people sharing each bedroom. This makes the local market look very different from the rest of Queensland.
$120
▲ +100.0%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bamaga — lower than 91% of areas.
| Bamaga | $120 |
|---|---|
| 4876, QLD | $120 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent in Bamaga is just $120, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365. This is among the lowest cost areas, with 94.4% of renters paying under $200 a week.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bamaga, Under $200 is the majority at 98%; $200–$349 is next at 2%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 93.8% of households rent, a figure far above the national average of 30.6%. Only 1.0% of homes are owned outright, which is far below the 31.0% seen across Australia.
93.8% ▼ -2.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.5%
- 2016: 91.3%
- 2021: 93.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
1.0% ▲ —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 1.0%
- 2021: 1.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bamaga, Rented is the majority at 94%; Not stated is next at 4%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Crowding is common here, with 1.3 people per bedroom, far above the national figure of 0.8. While 75% of homes are separate houses, the area has far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms compared to most of the country.
1.30 ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.60
- 2016: 1.30
- 2021: 1.30
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.0% ▲ +14.5%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.5%
- 2016: 84.3%
- 2021: 75.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.0% ▲ +0.5%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 65.6%
- 2016: 67.2%
- 2021: 66.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bamaga, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bamaga, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 2 bedrooms (22%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
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 Bamaga [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30135/bamaga/topic/housing-dwellings