$320 ▲ +1.6%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $315
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $320
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Bluewater · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Bluewater
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98.6% of all homes in Bluewater, far exceeding the national figure. This makes the area overwhelmingly residential with large properties, though the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,733 is higher than most similar areas.
$320
▲ +1.6%
- $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 Bluewater — higher than 63% of areas.
| Bluewater | $320 |
|---|---|
| 4818, QLD | $355 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $320, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland and national figures. Mortgage payments are also on the higher side, with about a third of households paying between $1,000 and $1,799 per month.
$1,733 ▼ -15.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,058
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,733
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Bluewater, $200–$349 is the majority at 59%; $350–$549 is next at 31%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Bluewater splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (37%), with Under $1,000 at 17%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common, with 32.3% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the Queensland average. Only 12.5% of households rent, which is far below both the state and national rates.
12.5% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 11.3%
- 2016: 13.4%
- 2021: 12.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.3% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 32.3%
- 2016: 32.2%
- 2021: 32.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Bluewater, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 54%; Owned outright is next at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 83.6% having three or more bedrooms, well above the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that separate houses are far more common here than in most other parts of Australia.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.6% ▲ +4.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.4%
- 2016: 96.9%
- 2021: 98.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
83.6% ▲ +6.7%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.3%
- 2016: 78.7%
- 2021: 83.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Bluewater, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Bluewater, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Bluewater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30292/bluewater/topic/housing-dwellings