$120 ▲ +126.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $53
- 2016: $122
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mapoon · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mapoon
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is the dominant way of living in Mapoon, with 86.3% of households renting their homes. This is far above the national figure, and it is matched by very low typical rents. Most homes are separate houses, though they tend to be smaller than those in other parts of the state.
$120
▲ +126.4%
- $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 Mapoon — lower than 91% of areas.
| Mapoon | $120 |
|---|---|
| 4874, QLD | $295 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is just $120, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365. Nearly every rental in the area, 97.7%, costs less than $200 per week.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mapoon, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people own their homes here, with only 5.9% owned outright. This is far below the Australian average of 31%, while the number of renters is far above the national figure.
86.3% ▼ -5.8%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 91.5%
- 2016: 91.6%
- 2021: 86.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
5.9% ▲ +39.2%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 4.2%
- 2016: 3.6%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Mapoon, Rented is the majority at 89%; Owned outright is next at 6%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 88.2% of homes, which is far above the Queensland average. However, there are far fewer large homes here, and with only 52.9% having three or more bedrooms, the typical number of people per bedroom is well above the national figure.
1.20 ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.40
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 1.20
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.2% ▲ +6.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.1%
- 2016: 89.2%
- 2021: 88.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
52.9% ▼ -10.9%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.4%
- 2016: 74.7%
- 2021: 52.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mapoon, Separate house is the majority at 94%; Other dwelling is next at 6%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Mapoon splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (34%) and 2 bedrooms (29%), with 3 bedrooms at 29%.
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 Mapoon [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31758/mapoon/topic/housing-dwellings