$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Fork Lagoons · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical weekly rent of just $175 makes Fork Lagoons one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This low cost of housing defines daily life here, as residents pay far less for their homes than people in the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fork Lagoons — lower than 81% of areas.
| Fork Lagoons | $175 |
|---|---|
| 4723, QLD | $210 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is far below the Queensland figure of $365 and the Australian typical of $375. At $175 a week, these costs are much lower than in most other areas.
$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 31%, ahead of Rented (31%).
Fork Lagoons splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Rented (50%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Fork Lagoons are less crowded than usual, with only 0.60 people per bedroom. This is well below the figure for both Queensland and Australia, which sit at 0.80.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Fork Lagoons, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Fork Lagoons, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 4 bedrooms is next at 44%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Fork Lagoons [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31070/fork-lagoons/topic/housing-dwellings