$400 —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Eureka · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A hundred per cent of homes in Eureka are separate houses. This makes it a unique area where every household lives in a detached dwelling, though typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,117 are far below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Eureka — higher than 82% of areas.
| Eureka | $400 |
|---|---|
| 4660, QLD | $280 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are a little above the Queensland figure at $400, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, monthly mortgage payments are well below the state average.
$400 —
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,117 —
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Eureka splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (43%) and $1,000–$1,799 (43%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 14%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very common here, with 44.3% of homes owned outright, which is far above the national figure. Only 7.1% of households rent, a rate far below the state and national averages.
7.1% —
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.3% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Eureka splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (45%) and Owned outright (44%), with Rented at 7%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in the area is a separate house. These homes are slightly more crowded than usual, with 0.90 people per bedroom, which is a little above the Australian average.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
72.9% —
Lower than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Eureka, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 31%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (19%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Eureka [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31001/eureka/topic/housing-dwellings