$250 ▲ +25.0%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $200
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mena Creek · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Mena Creek
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs define Mena Creek, where typical rents and mortgages sit well below the national figures. The area is predominantly made up of detached houses, with a very high proportion of residents owning their homes outright compared to the rest of the state.
$250
▲ +25.0%
- $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 Mena Creek — lower than 60% of areas.
| Mena Creek | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | $170 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $250, which is well below the Queensland figure of $365. Home-loan payments are also lower than most areas, with the usual monthly payment being $1,386.
$1,386 ▼ -3.1%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,430
- 2016: $1,667
- 2021: $1,386
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Mena Creek, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Mena Creek, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 41%, followed by Under $1,000 (27%) and $3,000 or more (18%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is common here at 40.6%, far above the state average of 29.1%. Conversely, the share of households renting is much lower than most areas at just 7.2%.
7.2% ▼ -61.4%
Lower than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.8%
- 2016: 25.3%
- 2021: 7.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
40.6% ▼ -10.2%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 45.2%
- 2016: 45.6%
- 2021: 40.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Mena Creek splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (40%), with Rented at 7%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 95.7% of all homes, far above the national figure. While three-plus bedroom homes are far less common than average, the typical home is more crowded, with 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
95.7% ▲ +0.2%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.4%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 95.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
62.3% ▼ -11.7%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 70.6%
- 2016: 67.1%
- 2021: 62.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Mena Creek, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Mena Creek, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 54%; 4 bedrooms is next at 21%.
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 Mena Creek [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31803/mena-creek/topic/housing-dwellings