$500 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $390
- 2016: $460
- 2021: $500
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bardon · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
High living costs define daily life in Bardon, where typical monthly mortgage payments reach $2,817. This is far above the Queensland figure, reflecting a premium housing market where both buying and renting are significantly more expensive than in most other areas.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bardon — higher than 92% of areas.
| Bardon | $500 |
|---|---|
| 4065, QLD | $500 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $500, which is well above the national figure of $375. Home loans are also costly, with 45.2% of households paying $3,000 or more each month.
$500 ▲ +28.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,817 ▲ +13.0%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Bardon, the largest group is $350–$549 at 39%, followed by $550–$749 (22%) and $200–$349 (21%).
In Bardon, the largest group is $3,000 or more at 48%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (31%) and $1,000–$1,799 (12%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgages are common here, with 43.3% of homes owned with a loan. While 33.3% of homes are owned outright—which is well above the Queensland average—only 21.0% of households rent, a figure far below the state average.
21.0% ▼ -18.0%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Bardon, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 43%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (21%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Bardon is dominated by larger homes, as 81.2% are separate houses and 81.7% have three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national figure, though the number of people per bedroom remains about the same as across Australia.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.2% ▼ -4.4%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
81.7% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Bardon, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Flat or apartment is next at 10%.
Bardon splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (34%) and 4 bedrooms (31%), with 5 or more at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Bardon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30154/bardon/topic/housing-dwellings