$200 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $160
- 2016: $200
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Longreach · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Longreach
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far lower housing costs set Longreach apart from the rest of the state and country. The typical weekly rent here is just $200, which is far below the national figure of $375. This affordability is mirrored in home loans, where monthly payments are well below those seen in Queensland and across Australia.
$200
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Longreach — lower than 75% of areas.
| Longreach | $200 |
|---|---|
| 4730, QLD | $200 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Rent is much lower than in most areas, with 42.3% of rentals costing under $200 a week. Similarly, the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,185 is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733.
$1,185 ▼ -21.9%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,361
- 2021: $1,185
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Longreach splits fairly evenly between Under $200 (46%) and $200–$349 (46%), with $350–$549 at 9%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Longreach, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (38%) and $1,800–$2,999 (11%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 39.1% of households renting, which is well above the national figure of 30.6%. Around 30.3% of homes are owned outright.
39.1% ▼ -7.1%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.1%
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 39.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.3% ▲ +10.6%
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.4%
- 2016: 27.9%
- 2021: 30.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Longreach, the largest group is Rented at 39%, followed by Owned outright (30%) and Owned with a mortgage (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than across Australia, making up 87.1% of all homes. Most of these are larger homes, with 75.8% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
87.1% ▼ -1.9%
Lower than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 88.8%
- 2016: 87.8%
- 2021: 87.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
75.8% ▲ +4.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 72.6%
- 2016: 74.4%
- 2021: 75.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Longreach, Separate house is the majority at 89%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Longreach, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 2 bedrooms (18%).
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 Longreach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31685/longreach/topic/housing-dwellings