$2,167 —
Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,149
- 2021: $2,167
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Kimberley · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Kimberley
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are well above the state average in Kimberley, where people pay $2,167 to own their homes. This creates a significant cost gap compared to the rest of Queensland. While home loans are expensive here, the number of people sharing each bedroom remains consistent with national trends.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly home-loan payments in Kimberley are much higher than in most areas. At $2,167, this is well above the Queensland figure of $1,733 and a little above the Australian typical payment of $1,863.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 25%, ahead of Other tenure (25%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Kimberley splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (50%) and Other tenure (50%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are used similarly to those across the country, with 0.80 people per bedroom. This is about the same as the state and national figures, though it is higher than in most similar areas.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Kimberley, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Kimberley, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 63%; 3 bedrooms is next at 38%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kimberley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31533/kimberley/topic/housing-dwellings