0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Palmerston · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Fewer than one person per bedroom is the norm in Palmerston, where homes are far less crowded than in most other areas. This reflects a residential landscape that is much more spacious than the typical Queensland or Australian dwelling.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 100%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
In Palmerston, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
With only 0.60 people per bedroom, Palmerston is well below the Queensland and Australian figures of 0.80. This is much lower than most similar areas.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Palmerston, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Palmerston [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32262/palmerston/topic/housing-dwellings