$150 ▲ +80.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $83
- 2016: $120
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Iama Island · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Iama Island
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is the norm for almost everyone on Iama Island, where a huge majority of residents live in separate houses. The typical weekly rent is just $150, which is far below the figures for Queensland and the rest of Australia.
$150
▲ +80.7%
- $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 Iama Island — lower than 86% of areas.
| Iama Island | $150 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Every single rental property on the island is priced under $200 a week. This typical rent of $150 is far below the Queensland figure of $365.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Iama Island, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental properties make up 95.5% of the market, a figure far above the national average of 30.6%. Meanwhile, no one on the island owns their home outright, which is far below the 31% seen across Australia.
95.5% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.5%
- 2016: 87.3%
- 2021: 95.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
0.0% → —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Iama Island, Rented is the majority at 93%; Other tenure is next at 7%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home here is a separate house, and 85.1% of these have three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why there are slightly more people per bedroom here than in the typical Australian home.
0.90 ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +19.6%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.6%
- 2016: 93.7%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.1% ▲ +5.1%
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.0%
- 2016: 77.8%
- 2021: 85.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Iama Island, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Iama Island splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (31%) and 4 bedrooms (28%), with 5 or more at 25%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Iama Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31379/iama-island/topic/housing-dwellings