$250 ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $225
- 2016: $218
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Molloy · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs make Mount Molloy an affordable place to live, with a typical monthly mortgage of just $1,300. This affordability is paired with a high rate of home ownership, as many residents own their homes outright without any debt.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Molloy — lower than 60% of areas.
| Mount Molloy | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4871, QLD | $170 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is well below the national figure at $250. For those with loans, the typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,300 is well below both the state and national averages.
$250 ▲ +11.1%
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 ▲ +30.0%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mount Molloy, $200–$349 is the majority at 70%; Under $200 is next at 30%.
Mount Molloy splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (39%) and Under $1,000 (37%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 13%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of Australia, at 45.7%. This helps explain why the rental rate is far below the state average at only 13.3%.
13.3% ▼ -48.1%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.7% ▲ +14.3%
Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Mount Molloy, the largest group is Owned outright at 44%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (33%) and Rented (13%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.2% of all homes, far above the national figure. While these houses are mostly detached, the number of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the state average, which helps explain why there are more people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.90 ▼ -25.0%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
96.2% ▲ +2.0%
Lower than 51% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
49.5% ▼ -16.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Mount Molloy, Separate house is the majority at 91%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 5%.
Mount Molloy splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (34%) and 3 bedrooms (31%), with 1 bedroom at 14%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Molloy [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32000/mount-molloy/topic/housing-dwellings