$265 ▲ +29.3%
Lower than 55% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $205
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $265
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Oakey · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Oakey
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing costs in Oakey have remained well below state and national figures, making the area a more affordable place to live. The town is dominated by separate houses, with 92% of dwellings being detached homes. This creates a residential landscape where larger family homes are the norm compared to the rest of the country.
$265
▲ +29.3%
- $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 Oakey — lower than 55% of areas.
| Oakey | $265 |
|---|---|
| 4401, QLD | $265 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are just $1,238, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Rent is also much lower than the national average, with the typical weekly rent sitting at $265.
$1,238 ▼ -4.8%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,313
- 2021: $1,238
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Oakey, $200–$349 is the majority at 72%; Under $200 is next at 15%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Oakey, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most similar areas, with 35.3% of households renting. However, the number of homes owned outright is a little above the Australian average at 33.4%.
35.3% ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 34.0%
- 2016: 35.7%
- 2021: 35.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
33.4% ▲ +6.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 31.3%
- 2016: 30.7%
- 2021: 33.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Oakey splits fairly evenly between Rented (35%) and Owned outright (33%), with Owned with a mortgage at 28%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far more common here than across Australia, making up 92% of all homes. Most of these are large, with 84.3% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms, a figure well above the state average.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
92.0% ▼ -0.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.8%
- 2016: 92.6%
- 2021: 92.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
84.3% ▲ +0.3%
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 84.0%
- 2016: 83.6%
- 2021: 84.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Oakey, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Oakey, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 50%, followed by 4 bedrooms (31%) and 2 bedrooms (12%).
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 Oakey [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32209/oakey/topic/housing-dwellings