Moonford · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Moonford

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Moonford is a separate house, making it an area of purely detached dwellings. This is a place where housing costs are well below the state and national figures, with half of all residents owning their homes outright.

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📍 Moonford, Suburb / Locality

Where Moonford sits — Median rent (weekly)

$190
  • $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 Moonford — lower than 77% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Moonford$190
4630, QLD $170
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,300, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rents are also far below the national average, typically sitting at just $190.

$190

Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $25
  • 2021: $190

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,300 ▲ +30.1%

Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $999
  • 2016: $2,275
  • 2021: $1,300

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Moonford, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Moonford, Under $1,000 is the majority at 54%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 46%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Half of all homes are owned outright, a figure far above the 31% national average. Only 10.9% of households rent, which is far below the rates seen across Queensland and Australia.

10.9% ▼ -2.2%

Lower than 70% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 11.1%
  • 2016: 22.4%
  • 2021: 10.9%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

50.0% ▼ -6.9%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 53.7%
  • 2016: 55.1%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Moonford, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (38%) and Rented (10%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are larger than most, with 89.1% having three or more bedrooms. Because of this, the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure of 0.80.

0.90 ▼ -18.2%

Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.90
  • 2021: 0.90

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0% ▲ +9.1%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 91.7%
  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

89.1% ▲ +6.2%

Higher than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 84.0%
  • 2016: 85.7%
  • 2021: 89.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Moonford, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Moonford splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (32%), with 5 or more at 23%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Moonford [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31900/moonford/topic/housing-dwellings