$350 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $320
- 2016: $350
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Marsden · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
More than half of all households in Marsden rent their home, a figure far above the national average. This high rental rate is a key feature of the local housing market, where most people live in large, separate houses. The area is dominated by family-sized homes and a high number of renters.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Marsden — higher than 71% of areas.
| Marsden | $350 |
|---|---|
| 4132, QLD | $350 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $350, which is about the same as the national figure. Meanwhile, those with home loans pay a typical $1,457 a month, which is well below the Australian average of $1,863.
$350 ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,457 ▼ -13.9%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Marsden, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 37%.
In Marsden, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 61%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 20%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 52.5% of households renting, far above the Queensland rate of 33.1%. At the same time, only 13.2% of homes are owned outright, which is far below the national figure of 31.0%.
52.5% ▲ +22.4%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
13.2% ▼ -8.8%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Marsden, Rented is the majority at 53%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 32%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most homes are large, with 88.8% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national average. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom (0.90) is a little above the Australian figure of 0.80.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
79.4% ▼ -12.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
88.8% ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Marsden, Separate house is the majority at 79%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 20%.
In Marsden, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 4 bedrooms (37%) and 2 bedrooms (6%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Marsden [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31775/marsden/topic/housing-dwellings