$238 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $867
- 2021: $238
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Blantyre · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Blantyre
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far lower monthly mortgage cost of $238 sets Blantyre apart from the rest of the country. This small area is almost entirely made up of people who own their homes outright, with no renters living here at all.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home-loan payments are $238, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,733 and among the lowest for similar areas.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Blantyre, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 81% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. No households in the area are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
81.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 60.0%
- 2021: 81.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Blantyre, Owned outright is the majority at 85%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 15%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Blantyre is a separate house, and 90.5% have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the Australian average of 73.8%.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.5% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 95.0%
- 2021: 90.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Blantyre, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Blantyre, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 59%; 4 bedrooms is next at 27%.
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 Blantyre [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30284/blantyre/topic/housing-dwellings