$44 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Prairie · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Prairie
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage of $5,001 makes Prairie one of the most expensive places for homeowners to manage loans. This high cost of borrowing stands in stark contrast to the very low rent, which is only $44 a week.
$44
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- $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 Prairie — lower than 99% of areas.
| Prairie | $44 |
|---|---|
| 4821, QLD | $160 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are far above the national figure, while weekly rent is far below the Queensland and Australian averages.
$5,001 —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Prairie, $3,000 or more is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
No households in Prairie rent their homes, which is far below the national figure. Instead, 35.9% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the state and national averages.
0.0% ▼ -100.0%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.9%
- 2016: 19.1%
- 2021: 0.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
35.9% ▼ -22.3%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 46.2%
- 2016: 42.6%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Prairie splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (41%) and Owned with a mortgage (41%), with Other tenure at 18%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are mostly large, with 92.3% having three or more bedrooms, which is far above the national average. Separate houses make up 79.5% of dwellings, a figure well above the Queensland and Australian averages.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
79.5% ▼ -18.2%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 97.2%
- 2016: 78.7%
- 2021: 79.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.3% ▲ +29.0%
Higher than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 71.6%
- 2016: 76.6%
- 2021: 92.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Prairie, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Prairie, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 5 or more (26%) and 4 bedrooms (19%).
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 Prairie [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32358/prairie/topic/housing-dwellings