$295 —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $75
- 2021: $295
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Myrtlevale · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Around the middle of the pack for similar areas, Myrtlevale has a housing market where home ownership is common. A high number of people own their homes outright, while renting is far less common than in the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Myrtlevale — higher than 55% of areas.
| Myrtlevale | $295 |
|---|---|
| 4800, QLD | $280 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $295, which is well below the national figure of $375. Monthly mortgage payments are also a little lower than the state and national averages, with the typical payment sitting at $1,544.
$295 —
Higher than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,544 —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Myrtlevale splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (50%) and $350–$549 (50%).
Myrtlevale splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (45%) and $1,800–$2,999 (41%), with Under $1,000 at 14%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is strong here, with 41.1% of homes owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. In contrast, only 15.1% of households rent, which is far below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
15.1% —
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
41.1% —
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Myrtlevale, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (15%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While most people live in separate houses, only 56.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the national figure. This helps explain why there are 1.1 people per bedroom, well above the national average of 0.8.
1.10 —
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
75.3% —
Lower than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
56.2% —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Myrtlevale, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Other dwelling is next at 20%.
In Myrtlevale, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 51%; 1 bedroom is next at 19%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Myrtlevale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32096/myrtlevale/topic/housing-dwellings