$280 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Monkland · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,135 in Monkland are far below the national figure. This is an affordable area where housing costs remain well below state and national levels, and the vast majority of residents live in detached houses.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Monkland — higher than 50% of areas.
| Monkland | $280 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | $295 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $280, which is well below the Queensland figure of $365. Home loans are also much cheaper than in most areas, with the usual monthly payment sitting $728 below the Australian average.
$280 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,135 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Monkland, $200–$349 is the majority at 78%; $350–$549 is next at 13%.
In Monkland, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 53%; Under $1,000 is next at 39%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 34% of households renting. This is well above the national figure of 30.6%, while 32% of homes are owned outright.
34.0% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
32.0% ▲ +8.0%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Monkland splits fairly evenly between Rented (34%) and Owned outright (32%), with Owned with a mortgage at 30%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than across Australia, making up 91.8% of all homes. Most of these are large, with 80.1% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, although there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
91.8% ▲ +7.3%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.1% ▲ +2.8%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Monkland, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
In Monkland, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 4 bedrooms is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Monkland [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31881/monkland/topic/housing-dwellings