$130 ▲ +100.0%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $65
- 2016: $120
- 2021: $130
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Poruma Island · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Poruma Island
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is far more common on Poruma Island than in most other areas. The housing market is dominated by a high proportion of renters and a complete lack of mortgages, with the typical weekly rent sitting at a very low $130.
$130
▲ +100.0%
- $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 Poruma Island — lower than 90% of areas.
| Poruma Island | $130 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is far below the Queensland figure of $365 and the national figure of $375. This is reflected in the breakdown, with 85.4% of renters paying under $200 a week.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Poruma Island, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
A huge 91.1% of households rent their homes, which is far above the Australian figure of 30.6%. Only 11.1% of homes are owned outright, and no one has a mortgage.
91.1% ▼ -8.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 100.0%
- 2021: 91.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
11.1% ▲ —
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 0.0%
- 2016: 0.0%
- 2021: 11.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Poruma Island, Rented is the majority at 89%; Owned outright is next at 11%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every home on the island is a separate house, and all of them have three or more bedrooms. Because of this, the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure.
0.90 ▼ -30.8%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.30
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 91.8%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 95.9%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Poruma Island, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Poruma Island, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (24%) and 5 or more (24%).
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 Poruma Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32355/poruma-island/topic/housing-dwellings