$175 ▲ +88.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $93
- 2016: $195
- 2021: $175
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Leslie Dam · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing has remained stable and affordable in Leslie Dam, where a large majority of residents own their homes outright. This creates a unique local profile where over half of all households have no mortgage or rent to pay.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Leslie Dam — lower than 81% of areas.
| Leslie Dam | $175 |
|---|---|
| 4370, QLD | $260 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are just $175, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also low at $1,450, sitting well below the Australian typical of $1,863.
$175 ▲ +88.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,450 ▲ +57.4%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Leslie Dam, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 63%; Under $1,000 is next at 38%.
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 54.8% of homes are owned outright, which is far above the Queensland figure of 29.1%. This helps explain why only 19.0% of households rent, a rate far below the national average.
19.0% ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
54.8% ▲ +46.0%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Leslie Dam, Owned outright is the majority at 51%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 22%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 83.3% of the area, which is far above the Australian average of 72.3%. Most of these are large family homes, with 76.2% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
83.3% ▼ -10.1%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.2% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Leslie Dam, Separate house is the majority at 81%; Other dwelling is next at 19%.
Leslie Dam splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (29%), with 5 or more at 24%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Leslie Dam [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31653/leslie-dam/topic/housing-dwellings