$390 ▲ +11.4%
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $350
- 2016: $370
- 2021: $390
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Forest Lake · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Forest Lake
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Almost 95% of homes in Forest Lake are separate houses, a figure far above the national average. This makes it an area dominated by larger family dwellings, though it has a much lower rate of outright home ownership than most similar places.
$390
▲ +11.4%
- $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 Forest Lake — higher than 80% of areas.
| Forest Lake | $390 |
|---|---|
| 4078, QLD | $370 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $390, which is much higher than most areas. Meanwhile, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,690, slightly below the national figure of $1,863.
$1,690 ▼ -15.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,000
- 2016: $1,733
- 2021: $1,690
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Forest Lake, $350–$549 is the majority at 76%; $200–$349 is next at 16%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Forest Lake, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 43%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (33%) and Under $1,000 (15%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Mortgages are common here, with 46.9% of homes still being paid off. Only 24.8% of homes are owned outright, which is well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
26.0% ▼ -21.7%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.2%
- 2016: 28.9%
- 2021: 26.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
24.8% ▲ +36.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.1%
- 2016: 21.7%
- 2021: 24.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Forest Lake, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 47%, followed by Rented (26%) and Owned outright (25%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, with 94.6% having three or more bedrooms, far above the state and national averages. This is reflected in the housing stock, where 94.9% of all dwellings are separate houses.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.9% ▼ -1.4%
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.3%
- 2016: 95.0%
- 2021: 94.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.6% ▼ -0.4%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.9%
- 2016: 93.5%
- 2021: 94.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Forest Lake, Separate house is the majority at 95%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 3%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Forest Lake splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (44%) and 3 bedrooms (43%), with 5 or more at 8%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Forest Lake [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31064/forest-lake/topic/housing-dwellings