$250 → 0.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $250
- 2016: $228
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Kooralbyn · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A shift in home ownership and affordability has shaped Kooralbyn over the last decade. It is now a place where typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,300 are well below the national figure. This makes the area significantly more affordable for both buyers and renters compared to the wider state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Kooralbyn — lower than 60% of areas.
| Kooralbyn | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4285, QLD | $315 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents of $250 are well below the figures for Queensland and Australia. Similarly, the usual monthly mortgage payment is $1,300, which is well below the national average of $1,863.
$250 → 0.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Kooralbyn, the largest group is $200–$349 at 50%, followed by Under $200 (30%) and $350–$549 (20%).
In Kooralbyn, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 48%, followed by Under $1,000 (37%) and $1,800–$2,999 (14%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common here, with 40.7% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national level. Meanwhile, the 19.6% of households renting is far below the state and national averages.
19.6% ▼ -14.1%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.7% ▲ +30.9%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Kooralbyn splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 77.1% of the market, which is well above the Australian figure. However, homes with three or more bedrooms are less common here than in most other areas, sitting at 71.3%.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
77.1% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
71.3% ▼ -4.2%
Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Kooralbyn, Separate house is the majority at 78%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 21%.
Kooralbyn splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (32%), with 2 bedrooms at 17%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Kooralbyn [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31569/kooralbyn/topic/housing-dwellings