$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Orion · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Orion is a separate house, making it one of the most detached-housing areas in the region. This sprawling landscape is built on large family homes, where the typical weekly rent sits at $300, which is well below the national figure.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Orion — higher than 57% of areas.
| Orion | $300 |
|---|---|
| 4722, QLD | $200 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rent is $300, which is a little below the Queensland figure of $365 and well below the Australian average of $375.
$300 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
In Orion, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Renters make up only 13.8% of households, which is far below both the state and national figures. Other tenure accounts for 34.5% of homes, while 31% are owned outright.
13.8% —
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
31.0% —
Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Orion splits fairly evenly between Other tenure (38%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 15%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 100% of all dwellings, far above the national figure of 72.3%. This focus on larger homes is seen in the 82.8% of houses with three or more bedrooms.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
82.8% —
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Orion, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 5 or more (26%) and 3 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Orion [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32233/orion/topic/housing-dwellings