$250 ▲ +233.3%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $75
- 2016: $100
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Macalister · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Macalister
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Macalister is a separate house, making it a place of detached dwellings. This housing landscape is defined by a very high rental rate and typical weekly rents that are well below the national figure.
$250
▲ +233.3%
- $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 Macalister — lower than 60% of areas.
| Macalister | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4406, QLD | $210 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is well below both the Queensland figure of $365 and the Australian figure of $375. Three quarters of renters pay between $200 and $349 each week.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Macalister, $200–$349 is the majority at 86%; Under $200 is next at 14%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Macalister, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 45.3% of households renting—a figure far above the national average of 30.6%. Meanwhile, those who own their home outright make up 24.5%, which is well below most other areas.
45.3% ▲ +7.9%
Higher than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.0%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 45.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
24.5% ▼ -0.7%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 24.7%
- 2016: 38.6%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Macalister, the largest group is Rented at 41%, followed by Owned outright (22%) and Other tenure (20%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are generally large, with 86.8% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. Despite the larger houses, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in most other 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.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.8% ▼ -4.2%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 90.6%
- 2016: 77.2%
- 2021: 86.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Macalister, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Macalister splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (46%) and 4 bedrooms (41%), with 5 or more at 13%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Macalister [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31718/macalister/topic/housing-dwellings