Boonara · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Boonara

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Boonara is a separate house, making it an area of purely detached dwellings. While there are no renters here, a large number of residents own their homes outright compared to the national figure.

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Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The typical monthly home-loan payment is $1,475, which is lower than most areas and well below the Australian figure of $1,863.

$1,475

Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $1,775
  • 2021: $1,475

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Boonara, $3,000 or more is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

No households in Boonara rent, which is far below the state and national figures. Around 37.5% of homes are owned outright, a rate well above that of Queensland.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 47.6%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

37.5%

Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 38.1%
  • 2021: 37.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Boonara, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 39%, followed by Owned outright (32%) and Other tenure (29%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

While all homes are separate houses, only 62.5% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the national figure. Most of these homes have four bedrooms, and the number of people per bedroom is about the same as the rest of Australia.

0.80

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

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.

62.5%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 62.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Boonara, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Boonara, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 3 bedrooms is next at 22%.

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 Boonara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30322/boonara/topic/housing-dwellings