$150 → 0.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2021: $150
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lowmead · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lowmead
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than most similar areas define Lowmead, where the typical weekly rent is only $150. This is a place where people are far more likely to own their homes outright than in the rest of the state or country.
$150
→ 0.0%
- $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 Lowmead — lower than 86% of areas.
| Lowmead | $150 |
|---|---|
| 4676, QLD | $150 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are far below the national figure at $150. Monthly mortgage payments are also much lower than most areas, sitting at $1,042.
$1,042 ▲ +6.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $980
- 2016: $1,052
- 2021: $1,042
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lowmead, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 50%, followed by $3,000 or more (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (17%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of residents (56.5%) own their home outright, which is far above the Queensland figure of 29.1%. Only 11.6% of households rent, a rate far below the national average.
11.6% ▼ -40.1%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.4%
- 2016: 12.7%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.5% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 49.5%
- 2016: 46.0%
- 2021: 56.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Lowmead, Owned outright is the majority at 63%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Lowmead is a separate house. While these homes have fewer than three bedrooms compared to most areas, there are slightly more people per bedroom (0.90) than the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% ▲ +10.7%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.3%
- 2016: 95.2%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
55.1% ▼ -4.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 57.4%
- 2016: 41.3%
- 2021: 55.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lowmead, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Lowmead splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (27%) and 4 bedrooms (23%), with 3 bedrooms at 22%.
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 Lowmead [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31699/lowmead/topic/housing-dwellings