$365 ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $280
- 2016: $320
- 2021: $365
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Clifton Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A shift in housing trends has shaped Clifton Beach, where rental properties are now much more common than in most similar areas. The community is split almost evenly between those who rent and those who own their homes outright, with about 35% of households in each category.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Clifton Beach — higher than 74% of areas.
| Clifton Beach | $365 |
|---|---|
| 4879, QLD | $400 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much higher than most areas, typically around $365, which is about the same as the Queensland figure. Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,820, also sitting around the national and state levels.
$365 ▲ +30.4%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,820 ▼ -6.7%
Higher than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Clifton Beach, $350–$549 is the majority at 53%; $200–$349 is next at 32%.
Clifton Beach splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (35%) and $1,000–$1,799 (32%), with $3,000 or more at 17%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 34.9% of households renting, a figure well above the Australian average. Meanwhile, 34.4% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the state and national figures.
34.9% ▼ -18.8%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
34.4% ▲ +26.6%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Clifton Beach splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned outright (34%), with Owned with a mortgage at 29%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 66.8% of the market, which is well below the national and state levels. This is consistent with a lower proportion of homes having three or more bedrooms (71.7%) and fewer people per bedroom than most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
66.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.7% ▼ -1.5%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Clifton Beach, Separate house is the majority at 72%; Flat or apartment is next at 23%.
Clifton Beach splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (34%) and 4 bedrooms (32%), with 2 bedrooms at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Clifton Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30625/clifton-beach/topic/housing-dwellings