$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Melrose · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of just $548 make Melrose one of the most affordable places to own a home in the region. This area sees housing costs that are far below state and national levels, making it a very low-cost place to live.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Melrose — lower than 81% of areas.
| Melrose | $175 |
|---|---|
| 4613, QLD | $180 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rents are much lower than most areas at $175, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365. This trend continues for homeowners, with typical monthly loan payments sitting far below the Australian average.
$175 —
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$548 —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 53%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Melrose, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are used more intensely than in other areas, with 0.90 people per bedroom. This is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Melrose, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Melrose, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 60%; 5 or more is next at 40%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Melrose [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31801/melrose/topic/housing-dwellings