$260 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kilbirnie · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more separate houses are found in Kilbirnie than the national figure, with every single home in the area being a detached house. This makes it a very different housing landscape compared to the rest of Queensland and Australia. Most people here own their homes, with only a small minority renting.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kilbirnie — lower than 57% of areas.
| Kilbirnie | $260 |
|---|---|
| 4354, QLD | $253 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $260 are well below the national figure of $375. Home loan payments are also a little below the state and national averages, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $1,517.
$260 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,517 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Kilbirnie, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 73%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 27%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far less common here than across the state, with only 14.8% of households renting. Most homes are owned, and 44.4% of residents have a mortgage while 29.6% own their home outright.
14.8% —
Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
29.6% —
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Kilbirnie, the largest group is Owned with a mortgage at 50%, followed by Owned outright (33%) and Rented (17%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home in Kilbirnie is a separate house, which is far above the Queensland figure of 74.8%. While 74.1% of these homes have three or more bedrooms, the number of people per bedroom is 0.80, about the same as the national average.
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.
74.1% —
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Kilbirnie, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Kilbirnie, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 5 or more (26%) and 2 bedrooms (13%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kilbirnie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31526/kilbirnie/topic/housing-dwellings