$130 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $100
- 2016: $239
- 2021: $130
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Booyal · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Booyal, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $990. This affordable landscape is paired with a very high rate of home ownership and a preference for detached houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Booyal — lower than 90% of areas.
| Booyal | $130 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | $250 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below the national figure at just $130. Mortgage payments are also significantly lower than the Queensland typical of $1,733, with Booyal residents paying $990 a month.
$130 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$990 ▲ +100.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Booyal, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (25%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Almost half of all homes in Booyal are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% seen across Australia. Meanwhile, only 6.5% of households rent, which is much lower than most areas.
6.5% ▼ -73.0%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.5% ▲ +30.0%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Booyal, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Other tenure (9%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.8% of the homes here, far above the national average. While 63.4% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there is a high density of residents with 1.00 person per bedroom.
1.00 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.8% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.4% ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Booyal, Separate house is the majority at 97%; Other dwelling is next at 3%.
In Booyal, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 27%, followed by 4 bedrooms (21%) and 2 bedrooms (20%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Booyal [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30333/booyal/topic/housing-dwellings