$250 ▲ +13.6%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $230
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cardwell · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cardwell
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Cardwell have remained well below state and national levels, keeping the area accessible. Many residents own their homes outright, though there is a notably high proportion of renters compared to other similar areas.
$250
▲ +13.6%
- $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 Cardwell — lower than 60% of areas.
| Cardwell | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4849, QLD | $252 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are well below the national figure at $250. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,278 is well below the Queensland average of $1,733.
$1,278 ▲ +12.6%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,135
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $1,278
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Cardwell, $200–$349 is the majority at 68%; Under $200 is next at 25%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Cardwell splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (36%) and Under $1,000 (35%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is split, with 43.1% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. At the same time, 38.6% of households rent, a rate well above both the state and national averages.
38.6% ▼ -5.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 40.8%
- 2016: 38.5%
- 2021: 38.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.1% ▲ +20.0%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 35.9%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Cardwell splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (44%) and Rented (39%), with Owned with a mortgage at 14%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 70.1% of the area, though this is well below the state average. Homes here tend to be smaller, with those having three or more bedrooms being far below the national figure at 59.8%.
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.
70.1% ▼ -3.0%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.2%
- 2016: 72.9%
- 2021: 70.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
59.8% ▲ +9.6%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.6%
- 2016: 55.4%
- 2021: 59.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cardwell, Separate house is the majority at 72%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cardwell, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 2 bedrooms (28%) and 4 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 Cardwell [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30537/cardwell/topic/housing-dwellings