$150 ▼ -25.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Comet · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Comet
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Comet than in most similar areas. The local housing market is dominated by separate houses, with about 32.5% of homes owned outright, which is higher than the national figure.
$150
▼ -25.0%
- $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 Comet — lower than 86% of areas.
| Comet | $150 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | $330 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $2,167 are much higher than most areas and well above the Queensland figure. In contrast, weekly rents are far below the state and national figures, sitting at just $150.
$2,167 ▲ +66.7%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $2,124
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Comet, Under $200 is the majority at 70%; $350–$549 is next at 30%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Comet splits fairly evenly between $1,800–$2,999 (36%) and $3,000 or more (32%), with Under $1,000 at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is uncommon here, with only 10.6% of households renting, which is far below the figures for Queensland and Australia. This is consistent with a higher proportion of homes being owned outright compared to the national average.
10.6% ▼ -69.1%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.2%
- 2016: 36.8%
- 2021: 10.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.5% ▲ +20.6%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.0%
- 2016: 22.2%
- 2021: 32.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Comet splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (37%) and Owned with a mortgage (33%), with Other tenure at 16%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 93.5% of the market, a figure far above the state and national averages. While three or more bedroom homes are slightly less common than in most areas, the typical home has 4 bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
93.5% ▼ -2.7%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.1%
- 2016: 93.2%
- 2021: 93.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
73.2% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.3%
- 2016: 85.5%
- 2021: 73.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Comet, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 3 bedrooms (35%) and 1 bedroom (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 Comet [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30656/comet/topic/housing-dwellings