Orion · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Orion

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.

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📍 Orion, Suburb / Locality

Where Orion sits — Median rent (weekly)

$300 —
  • $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 Orion — higher than 57% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Orion$300
4722, QLD $200
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

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.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Orion, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

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.

  • 2016: 44.4%
  • 2021: 13.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

31.0% —

Lower than 76% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 22.2%
  • 2021: 31.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Orion splits fairly evenly between Other tenure (38%) and Owned outright (35%), with Rented at 15%.

Types of homes

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.

  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0% —

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

82.8% —

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 77.8%
  • 2021: 82.8%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Orion, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Orion, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 5 or more (26%) and 3 bedrooms (15%).

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Cite this page

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