$295 ▲ +9.3%
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $280
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Lowood · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Lowood
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs set Lowood apart from the rest of the state and country. The area is dominated by large, detached homes that are generally more affordable than those found across Queensland or Australia. This makes the town a distinct pocket of relatively low-cost living within the Greater Brisbane region.
$295
▲ +9.3%
- $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 Lowood — higher than 55% of areas.
| Lowood | $295 |
|---|---|
| 4311, QLD | $300 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,300, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rents are also lower than the national average, with a typical payment of $295.
$1,300 ▼ -10.6%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,454
- 2016: $1,387
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Lowood, $200–$349 is the majority at 86%; Under $200 is next at 8%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Lowood, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 51%; Under $1,000 is next at 27%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 35.5% of households renting. This is well above the Australian figure of 30.6%. About 30.6% of homes are owned outright.
35.5% ▼ -3.4%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 44.7%
- 2021: 35.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
30.6% ▲ +12.2%
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 27.3%
- 2016: 25.4%
- 2021: 30.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Lowood splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (31%), with Owned outright at 31%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 94.3% of the market, which is far above the national figure of 72.3%. These homes are typically large, with 85.2% 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: 0.80
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
94.3% ▲ +2.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.6%
- 2016: 96.6%
- 2021: 94.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
85.2% ▲ +3.1%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 82.7%
- 2016: 84.5%
- 2021: 85.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Lowood, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Lowood, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (11%).
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 Lowood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31700/lowood/topic/housing-dwellings