$255 ▲ +37.8%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $185
- 2016: $240
- 2021: $255
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Horton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Horton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A far lower cost of living marks the housing market in Horton, where typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,087. This affordability is reflected in the high number of people who own their homes outright. Most residents live in detached houses, creating a residential landscape that is much cheaper than the state and national averages.
$255
▲ +37.8%
- $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 Horton — lower than 58% of areas.
| Horton | $255 |
|---|---|
| 4660, QLD | $280 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $255, which is well below the Queensland figure of $365 and the Australian average of $375. Mortgage payments are also very low, with 41.7% of households paying under $1,000 a month.
$1,087 ▼ -19.5%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,350
- 2016: $1,387
- 2021: $1,087
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Horton, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Horton splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (46%) and Under $1,000 (42%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 13%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (49.3%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31%. This helps explain why renting is far less common here, with only 15.1% of households renting compared to 30.6% across Australia.
15.1% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 20.8%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 15.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.3% ▲ +6.0%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.5%
- 2016: 51.8%
- 2021: 49.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Horton, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 34%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.9% of all dwellings, far above the national figure of 72.3%. While 71.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, these houses are more crowded than usual, with 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.9% ▲ +0.1%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.8%
- 2016: 96.4%
- 2021: 95.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.2% ▼ -3.5%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 73.8%
- 2016: 85.7%
- 2021: 71.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Horton, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (18%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
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 Horton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31364/horton/topic/housing-dwellings