$160 ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cooyar · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing in Cooyar remains very affordable, with the typical monthly mortgage payment of $527 sitting far below the national figure. It is a place where most people own their homes outright and almost every residence is a separate house.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Cooyar — lower than 84% of areas.
| Cooyar | $160 |
|---|---|
| 4402, QLD | $140 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much lower than most areas at just $160, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365. Mortgage costs are also very low, with 65% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$160 ▲ +6.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$527 ▼ -47.1%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Cooyar, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
In Cooyar, Under $1,000 is the majority at 72%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 28%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high in Cooyar, with 66.7% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31%. This helps explain why only 5.6% of households rent, a rate much lower than most areas.
5.6% ▼ -64.4%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
66.7% ▲ +21.1%
Higher than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Cooyar, Owned outright is the majority at 65%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home here is a separate house, which is far above the Queensland average. While 66.7% of homes have three or more bedrooms, this is well below the national figure.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.7% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Cooyar, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (26%) and 4 bedrooms (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Cooyar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30713/cooyar/topic/housing-dwellings