$413 —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $345
- 2021: $413
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kiamba · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
One hundred percent of the homes in Kiamba are separate houses, making it a purely detached residential area. This lack of apartments or townhouses is paired with a very high rate of outright home ownership, where nearly half of all residents own their home without a mortgage.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kiamba — higher than 84% of areas.
| Kiamba | $413 |
|---|---|
| 4560, QLD | $375 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Renting is much more expensive here than in most similar areas, with typical weekly rent at $413. This is a little above both the Queensland figure of $365 and the national figure of $375.
$413 —
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,855 —
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Kiamba, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Kiamba splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (50%) and $3,000 or more (50%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Almost half of residents (46.9%) own their home outright, which is far above the state and national figures. This helps explain why only 14.1% of households rent, a rate far below the Queensland average of 33.1%.
14.1% —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.9% —
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Kiamba, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (29%) and Rented (15%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 73.4% having three or more bedrooms, though people per bedroom (0.70) is a little below the national figure of 0.80.
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.
73.4% —
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Kiamba, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 45%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kiamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31522/kiamba/topic/housing-dwellings