$220 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kalapa · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people own their homes outright in Kalapa than in the rest of the country. While the typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,059 is a little above the national figure, the area is defined by a very high rate of home ownership and a total absence of apartments.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kalapa — lower than 69% of areas.
| Kalapa | $220 |
|---|---|
| 4702, QLD | $330 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are far below both the state and national figures, sitting at just $220. This stands in contrast to home loan payments, which are much higher than most similar areas.
$220 —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$2,059 —
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Kalapa, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is very common here, with 54.8% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian average of 31%. Only 9.7% of households rent, a figure far below the state and national levels.
9.7% —
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.8% —
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Kalapa, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (25%) and Other tenure (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Kalapa is a separate house. While 74.2% of these have three or more bedrooms, the area's typical home is more crowded than most, with 0.80 people per bedroom.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.2% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Kalapa splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (36%) and 3 bedrooms (36%), with 4 bedrooms at 28%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kalapa [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31470/kalapa/topic/housing-dwellings