$150 ▲ +400.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $30
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Erub Island · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renters dominate the housing landscape on Erub Island, where the vast majority of people lease their homes. It is an area of very affordable housing, with every single rental property costing less than $200 a week.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Erub Island — lower than 86% of areas.
| Erub Island | $150 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is just $150, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365 and the national figure of $375.
$150 ▲ +400.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
In Erub Island, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in the rest of the country, with 87.5% of households renting. Conversely, those who own their home outright make up only 7.5%, which is far below the national figure of 31.0%.
87.5% ▼ -6.2%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
7.5% ▲ +11.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Erub Island, Rented is the majority at 89%; Owned outright is next at 8%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home is a separate house, with 92.5% of dwellings fitting this type. These homes are typically large, as 100% have three or more bedrooms, a figure far above the 73.8% seen across Australia.
0.80 ▼ -42.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.5% ▼ -3.6%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% ▲ +29.3%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Erub Island, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Erub Island splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (34%) and 5 or more (31%), with 4 bedrooms at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Erub Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL30983/erub-island/topic/housing-dwellings