$1,000 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Goldfields · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Goldfields
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of just $1,000 defines the affordable housing landscape in Goldfields. This is far below the Queensland and national figures, marking the area as one of the most low-cost places to live in the region.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are $1,000, which is much lower than most areas and far below the national figure of $1,863.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 100%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (47%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Goldfields, Owned outright is the majority at 68%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 32%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are less crowded than usual, with only 0.60 people per bedroom. This is well below the Queensland and Australian average of 0.80.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Goldfields, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Goldfields, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (20%).
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 Goldfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31181/goldfields/topic/housing-dwellings