$275 ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $275
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Basin Pocket · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower home loan payments than most similar areas define Basin Pocket, where the typical monthly payment is just $1,259. This area is mainly made up of detached houses, though it has a higher proportion of renters than the national average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Basin Pocket — lower than 52% of areas.
| Basin Pocket | $275 |
|---|---|
| 4305, QLD | $300 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is quite affordable here, with typical weekly rents of $275 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,259, both of which are well below the Queensland and national figures.
$275 ▲ +14.6%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,259 ▼ -17.0%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Basin Pocket, $200–$349 is the majority at 80%; Under $200 is next at 15%.
In Basin Pocket, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 68%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 35.5% of households renting, which is well above the Australian figure of 30.6%. Around 28.1% of homes are owned outright, a rate much lower than most areas.
35.5% ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.1% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Basin Pocket splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned with a mortgage (35%), with Owned outright at 28%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The landscape is dominated by separate houses, making up 92.3% of homes, which is far above the national figure. Most of these are family-sized, with 77.7% of homes having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.3% ▼ -0.8%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
77.7% ▲ +5.0%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Basin Pocket, Separate house is the majority at 92%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
In Basin Pocket, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 2 bedrooms is next at 15%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Basin Pocket [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30182/basin-pocket/topic/housing-dwellings