$250 ▲ +900.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $25
- 2016: $125
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Koumala · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 96.7% of all homes in Koumala, far more than the national figure. This is a place where home ownership is common and the cost of renting is well below the state and national averages.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Koumala — lower than 60% of areas.
| Koumala | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4738, QLD | $240 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is well below the Queensland figure of $365. Monthly mortgage payments usually sit around $1,667, about the same as the state average.
$250 ▲ +900.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,667 ▼ -16.7%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Koumala, $200–$349 is the majority at 65%; Under $200 is next at 35%.
In Koumala, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 42%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (23%) and $3,000 or more (20%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is high here, with 43.1% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, only 13.4% of households are renting, which is far below the state average.
13.4% ▼ -20.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.1% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Koumala, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (36%) and Rented (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home is a separate house, and these tend to be spacious, with 74.8% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.7% ▲ +2.5%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
74.8% ▼ -0.2%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Koumala, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Other dwelling is next at 2%.
In Koumala, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Koumala [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31574/koumala/topic/housing-dwellings