$120 ▲ +200.0%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $40
- 2016: $117
- 2021: $120
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Moa Island · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Moa Island
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is the dominant way of living on Moa Island, where 90.2% of households rent their homes. This is far above the national figure and represents the most striking feature of the local housing landscape. Most residents live in detached houses, though they often experience higher crowding than people in other parts of the country.
$120
▲ +200.0%
- $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 Moa Island — lower than 91% of areas.
| Moa Island | $120 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| 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. This low cost is reflected in the fact that 96.4% of renters pay less than $200 per week.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Moa Island, Under $200 is the majority at 97%; $200–$349 is next at 3%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The proportion of renters is far above the national figure, while only 8.9% of homes are owned outright. This rate of outright ownership is far below both the state and national averages.
90.2% ▼ -1.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.0%
- 2016: 97.3%
- 2021: 90.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
8.9% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.0%
- 2016: 2.7%
- 2021: 8.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Moa Island, Rented is the majority at 91%; Owned outright is next at 9%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.4% of all homes, which is far above the Australian average. While 78.9% of homes have three or more bedrooms, the area is still more crowded than most, with 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.4% ▲ +2.0%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 96.5%
- 2016: 96.4%
- 2021: 98.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.9% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.1%
- 2016: 73.6%
- 2021: 78.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Moa Island, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Moa Island, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 3 bedrooms (27%) and 2 bedrooms (22%).
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 Moa Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31868/moa-island/topic/housing-dwellings