$160 —
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Basalt · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Basalt
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical weekly rents of just $160 make Basalt one of the most affordable places to live in the region. Most people here own their homes outright, and the cost of borrowing for a house is well below the national figure.
$160
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- $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 Basalt — lower than 84% of areas.
| Basalt | $160 |
|---|---|
| 4820, QLD | $220 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly home-loan payments are typically $1,300, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. This affordability is also seen in the rental market, where the usual weekly rent of $160 is far below the national average.
$1,300 ▼ -29.8%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,852
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Basalt, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Far more people own their homes outright here than in the rest of Australia, at 41.9%. This helps explain why the proportion of households renting is far below the state figure, sitting at just 9.5%.
9.5% ▼ -65.6%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.5%
- 2016: 26.8%
- 2021: 9.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.9% ▼ -6.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 44.9%
- 2016: 42.3%
- 2021: 41.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Basalt, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Other tenure (24%) and Owned with a mortgage (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in separate houses, though the number of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure. With fewer large homes, there are slightly more people per bedroom than in other areas.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
74.3% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 75.4%
- 2016: 83.1%
- 2021: 74.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.8% ▼ -8.9%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 62.3%
- 2016: 69.0%
- 2021: 56.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Basalt, Separate house is the majority at 82%; Other dwelling is next at 18%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Basalt, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 26%, followed by 5 or more (20%) and 4 bedrooms (18%).
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 Basalt [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30180/basalt/topic/housing-dwellings