$3,950 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Opalton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Opalton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly home-loan payments of $3,950 are far above the national figure in Opalton. This sparsely populated area has a unique housing mix where nearly half of the homes are owned outright, and nobody is renting.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is $3,950, which is far above both the Queensland figure of $1,733 and the Australian average of $1,863.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is high here, with 45% of homes owned outright, far above the 31% national figure. In contrast, there are no renters in the area.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 9.7%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
45.0% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 45.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Opalton, Owned outright is the majority at 56%; Other tenure is next at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up only 35% of homes, which is far below the 72.3% seen across Australia. Half of all homes have just one bedroom, and 35% of dwellings are separate houses.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
35.0% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 64.5%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
35.0% —
Lower than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 35.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Opalton, Separate house is the majority at 58%; Other dwelling is next at 42%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Opalton, 1 bedroom is the majority at 59%; 4 bedrooms is next at 24%.
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 Opalton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32228/opalton/topic/housing-dwellings