$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cape Gloucester · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cape Gloucester
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Living costs are significantly lower in Cape Gloucester than in most of the country. The area is almost entirely made up of detached houses, with nearly half of all homes owned outright.
$250
—
- $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 Cape Gloucester — lower than 60% of areas.
| Cape Gloucester | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | $280 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rent is also much cheaper here, at $250 compared to $375 nationally.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,355
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cape Gloucester, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high, with 48.5% of homes owned outright—far above the Australian average of 31%. This helps explain why only 18.2% of households rent, which is far below the national figure.
18.2% —
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 18.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
48.5% —
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 56.0%
- 2021: 48.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cape Gloucester, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (28%) and Rented (17%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house. While these are all detached, they are often smaller than average, with 45.5% having three or more bedrooms, which is far below the Queensland figure of 76.3%.
1.00 —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 1.20
- 2021: 1.00
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 92.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
45.5% —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 28.0%
- 2021: 45.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cape Gloucester, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cape Gloucester, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 37%, followed by 3 bedrooms (31%) and 1 bedroom (20%).
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 Cape Gloucester [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30527/cape-gloucester/topic/housing-dwellings