$225 ▲ +50.0%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $220
- 2021: $225
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Karara · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Karara
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far fewer people rent in Karara than in the rest of the state, with nearly half of all homes owned outright. This is a sparsely populated area where housing is significantly more affordable than the national average. Most residents live in detached houses, though they tend to be smaller than the usual home found across Australia.
$225
▲ +50.0%
- $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 Karara — lower than 68% of areas.
| Karara | $225 |
|---|---|
| 4352, QLD | $360 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is quite affordable here, with typical weekly rents of $225 being far below the Queensland figure of $365. Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,402, which is well below the Australian average.
$1,402 ▲ +17.6%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,192
- 2016: $1,116
- 2021: $1,402
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Karara, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 59%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 24%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is common in Karara, accounting for 47.7% of households, which is far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 13.6% of households rent, a figure far below the state and national averages.
13.6% ▼ -26.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.4%
- 2016: 22.7%
- 2021: 13.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.7% ▼ -13.8%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.3%
- 2016: 43.2%
- 2021: 47.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Karara, the largest group is Owned outright at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (14%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.5% of the market, far above the Queensland average of 74.8%. However, these homes are often smaller, with the share of houses having three or more bedrooms being far below the national figure.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.5% ▼ -1.7%
Lower than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.1%
- 2016: 93.2%
- 2021: 95.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.6% ▼ -12.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.5%
- 2016: 70.5%
- 2021: 63.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Karara, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 42%, followed by 4 bedrooms (32%) and 2 bedrooms (26%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Karara
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Karara [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31487/karara/topic/housing-dwellings