$280 —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Damascus · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Damascus
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Low housing costs make Damascus an affordable place to live, where the typical monthly mortgage payment is just $745. This is a community of homeowners, as not a single household in the area is renting.
$280
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- $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 Damascus — higher than 50% of areas.
| Damascus | $280 |
|---|---|
| 4671, QLD | $250 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $280. Monthly mortgage payments are also far below those in Queensland and Australia, sitting among the lowest for similar areas.
$745 —
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,300
- 2021: $745
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Damascus, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 58.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why 0.0% of households are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 8.6%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
58.3% —
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.6%
- 2021: 58.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Damascus, Owned outright is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 37%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Damascus is a separate house, which is far above the state average. While 52.8% of homes have three or more bedrooms, this is far below the Queensland figure of 76.3%.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
52.8% —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 68.6%
- 2021: 52.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Damascus, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Damascus, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 2 bedrooms (34%) and 4 bedrooms (21%).
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 Damascus [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30802/damascus/topic/housing-dwellings