$410 ▲ +15.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $355
- 2016: $385
- 2021: $410
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Highfields · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Highfields
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 96.2% of all homes in Highfields, creating a landscape dominated by detached dwellings. The area is defined by large family homes, with nearly 95% of houses having three or more bedrooms. This preference for space is matched by a strong trend toward home ownership.
$410
▲ +15.5%
- $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 Highfields — higher than 84% of areas.
| Highfields | $410 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | $360 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are a little above the national figure at $410, which is much higher than most similar areas. Typical monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the national figure at $1,842.
$1,842 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,863
- 2016: $1,842
- 2021: $1,842
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Highfields, $350–$549 is the majority at 68%; $200–$349 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Highfields, the largest group is $1,800–$2,999 at 42%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (34%) and Under $1,000 (14%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very strong here, with 45.6% of homes owned outright—far above the 31% national figure. This helps explain why the share of households renting is far below the national average at just 14.1%.
14.1% ▼ -3.2%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 16.0%
- 2021: 14.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.6% ▲ +17.8%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 45.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Highfields, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 94.8% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national figure of 73.8%. Consequently, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) compared to the national average.
0.70 ▼ -30.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.00
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.2% ▼ -1.8%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.0%
- 2016: 93.3%
- 2021: 96.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
94.8% ▼ -0.1%
Higher than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 94.9%
- 2016: 93.6%
- 2021: 94.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Highfields, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 4%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Highfields, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 3 bedrooms is next at 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 Highfields [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31330/highfields/topic/housing-dwellings