Broadwater · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Broadwater

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

Every single home in Broadwater is a separate house, making it far more detached than most areas. This rural landscape is defined by large family homes and a high rate of outright ownership. A typical weekly rent is just $260, which is well below the national figure.

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📍 Broadwater, Suburb / Locality

Where Broadwater sits — Median rent (weekly)

$260 ▲ +73.3%
  • $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 Broadwater — lower than 57% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Broadwater$260
4380 crosses QLD/NSW $250
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,517, a little below the Queensland figure. Renting is also much cheaper here, with the usual weekly rent of $260 sitting well below both the state and national averages.

$260 ▲ +73.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $150
  • 2016: $245
  • 2021: $260

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,517 → 0.0%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,517
  • 2016: $1,430
  • 2021: $1,517

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Broadwater, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Broadwater, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (34%) and Under $1,000 (14%).

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is strong in Broadwater, where 42.5% of homes are owned outright, far above the national figure of 31%. Conversely, the 17% of households that rent is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

17.0% ▼ -11.0%

Higher than 51% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 19.1%
  • 2016: 19.0%
  • 2021: 17.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

42.5% ▼ -5.7%

Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 45.0%
  • 2016: 43.8%
  • 2021: 42.5%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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Broadwater splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (42%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Rented at 17%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Houses here are larger than usual, with 86.8% having three or more bedrooms. This is far above the national average, with 49.1% of homes having exactly three bedrooms and 34.9% having four.

0.80 ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.80

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0% → 0.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 100.0%
  • 2016: 97.1%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

86.8% ▲ +3.7%

Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 83.7%
  • 2016: 88.6%
  • 2021: 86.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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In Broadwater, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Broadwater [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30383/broadwater/topic/housing-dwellings