$350 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $265
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mission Beach · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Lower mortgage payments are a highlight of daily life in Mission Beach, where the typical monthly loan is $1,341. This is well below the national figure, though the area has a much higher proportion of renters than most similar places.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mission Beach — higher than 71% of areas.
| Mission Beach | $350 |
|---|---|
| 4852, QLD | $300 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $350, which is about the same as the state and national figures. Meanwhile, home loan payments are well below both Queensland and Australian levels.
$350 ▲ +32.1%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,341 ▲ +23.8%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mission Beach, $350–$549 is the majority at 56%; $200–$349 is next at 39%.
In Mission Beach, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 49%, followed by Under $1,000 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (18%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 35.0% of households renting, which is much higher than most similar areas. However, 37.1% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the national average.
35.0% ▲ +11.9%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
37.1% ▲ +17.5%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Mission Beach splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (38%) and Rented (36%), with Owned with a mortgage at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are very common at 81.8%, well above the national figure, though homes with three or more bedrooms are far below the state and national levels.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
81.8% ▲ +2.5%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
61.9% ▲ +1.8%
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mission Beach, Separate house is the majority at 84%; Flat or apartment is next at 7%.
In Mission Beach, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 2 bedrooms (27%) and 4 bedrooms (22%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mission Beach [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31863/mission-beach/topic/housing-dwellings