$270 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kents Lagoon · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Kents Lagoon is a separate house. This unique housing landscape is defined by very low costs, where typical mortgage payments are far below the state and national figures.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kents Lagoon — lower than 53% of areas.
| Kents Lagoon | $270 |
|---|---|
| 4309, QLD | $300 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan is just $867, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rents are also well below the national average at $270.
$270 —
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$867 —
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Kents Lagoon, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 44% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the Australian average of 31%. Only 16% of households rent, which is far below the state and national levels.
16.0% —
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.0% —
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Kents Lagoon, Owned outright is the majority at 58%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 21%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While all homes are detached houses, they are less likely to have three or more bedrooms (72%) than most areas. This is consistent with there being fewer people per bedroom than the national figure.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% 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.
72.0% —
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Kents Lagoon, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Kents Lagoon, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 3 bedrooms (33%) and 5 or more (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kents Lagoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31509/kents-lagoon/topic/housing-dwellings