$400 ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $345
- 2016: $380
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Ferny Grove · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more large family homes are found in Ferny Grove than in the state or national average. This is a place where detached houses dominate the landscape and housing costs are much higher than in most similar areas. The typical monthly mortgage payment sits at $2,000.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Ferny Grove — higher than 82% of areas.
| Ferny Grove | $400 |
|---|---|
| 4055, QLD | $430 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renters usually pay $400 a week, which is much higher than most areas. Home loan payments are also high, with the typical monthly cost of $2,000 sitting a little above the Queensland figure.
$400 ▲ +15.9%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,000 ▲ +11.1%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Ferny Grove, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 25%.
In Ferny Grove, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 47%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (23%) and Under $1,000 (17%).
How homes are owned or rented.
A strong 37.5% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, the share of households renting is far below the state average at 22.7%.
22.7% ▲ +7.0%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.5% ▲ +4.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Ferny Grove splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Owned outright (38%), with Rented at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 87.8% of all homes, a figure far above the Australian average. This helps explain why 93.1% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, which is much higher than most areas.
0.80 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.8% ▼ -3.4%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
93.1% ▲ +1.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Ferny Grove, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Flat or apartment is next at 11%.
In Ferny Grove, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 46%, followed by 3 bedrooms (37%) and 5 or more (11%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Ferny Grove [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31032/ferny-grove/topic/housing-dwellings