$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $115
- 2021: $250
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Mount Tom · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,300 make Mount Tom a more affordable place to live than most of the country. Housing costs here are well below state and national figures, providing a cheaper alternative for those owning or renting homes.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Tom — lower than 60% of areas.
| Mount Tom | $250 |
|---|---|
| 4677, QLD | $300 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $250, which is well below the Queensland figure of $365. Similarly, typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,300, sitting well below both the state and national averages.
$250 —
Lower than 60% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,300 —
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Mount Tom, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 44%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (44%).
Mount Tom splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (38%) and Owned with a mortgage (38%), with Rented at 24%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom in Mount Tom, a figure that is higher than most areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Mount Tom, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Mount Tom, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (36%) and 2 bedrooms (21%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Mount Tom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32031/mount-tom/topic/housing-dwellings