$125 ▲ +19.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $105
- 2016: $108
- 2021: $125
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lockhart River · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lockhart River
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Rental properties have become the dominant way of living in Lockhart River, with 74.8% of households renting. This high rental rate is paired with very low typical costs and a housing stock made up almost entirely of separate houses.
$125
▲ +19.0%
- $0–$25: 37 areas
- $25–$50: 86 areas
- $50–$75: 199 areas
- $75–$100: 214 areas
- $100–$125: 525 areas
- $125–$150: 343 areas
- $150–$175: 699 areas
- $175–$200: 597 areas
- $200–$225: 1183 areas
- $225–$250: 724 areas
- $250–$275: 1277 areas
- $275–$300: 787 areas
- $300–$325: 1282 areas
- $325–$350: 618 areas
- $350–$375: 935 areas
- $375–$400: 570 areas
- $400–$425: 763 areas
- $425–$450: 288 areas
- $450–$475: 415 areas
- $475–$500: 176 areas
- $500–$525: 204 areas
- $525–$550: 79 areas
- $550–$575: 125 areas
- $575–$600: 70 areas
- $600–$625: 97 areas
- $625–$650: 21 areas
- $650–$675: 54 areas
- $675–$700: 145 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Lockhart River — lower than 90% of areas.
| Lockhart River | $125 |
|---|---|
| 4892, QLD | $120 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is only $125, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365 and the national figure of $375. Most renters here, about 78.4%, pay under $200 a week.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lockhart River, Under $200 is the majority at 96%; $200–$349 is next at 4%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is far more common here than in the rest of the country, while outright home ownership is among the lowest for similar areas at 11%. No one in the community owns their home with a mortgage.
74.8% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.0%
- 2016: 92.2%
- 2021: 74.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
11.0% ▲ +24.6%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.8%
- 2016: 2.6%
- 2021: 11.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lockhart River, Rented is the majority at 79%; Owned outright is next at 12%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.2% of homes, but these are often crowded with 1.2 people per bedroom, well above the national figure of 0.8. This is consistent with the area having fewer large homes, as the proportion of houses with three or more bedrooms is well below the Queensland average.
1.20 ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.40
- 2016: 1.30
- 2021: 1.20
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.2% ▲ +20.1%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 78.4%
- 2016: 96.7%
- 2021: 94.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
66.5% ▼ -7.7%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.0%
- 2016: 71.9%
- 2021: 66.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lockhart River, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lockhart River, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (25%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Lockhart River [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31673/lockhart-river/topic/housing-dwellings