$243 ▲ +305.0%
Lower than 62% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $60
- 2016: $260
- 2021: $243
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Prospect · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Prospect
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Prospect is a separate house, making it a community of detached dwellings. While the area has a high rate of outright home ownership, those with mortgages face typical monthly payments of $2,000, which is much higher than most similar areas.
$243
▲ +305.0%
- $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 Prospect — lower than 62% of areas.
| Prospect | $243 |
|---|---|
| 4715, QLD | $260 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents here are $243, which is well below both the Queensland figure of $365 and the national figure of $375. In contrast, typical monthly mortgage payments are a little above the state average.
$2,000 ▲ +31.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $2,400
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Prospect, $200–$349 is the majority at 58%; $350–$549 is next at 42%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Prospect splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (50%) and $1,800–$2,999 (50%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong in Prospect, with 44.2% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 11.6% of households rent, which is far below the same figure for Queensland and Australia.
11.6% ▼ -59.9%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.9%
- 2016: 22.3%
- 2021: 11.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
44.2% ▲ +4.7%
Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.2%
- 2016: 38.3%
- 2021: 44.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Prospect, the largest group is Owned outright at 46%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (34%) and Rented (12%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
The homes here are typically large, with 89.5% having three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure of 73.8%. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national average.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 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: 100.0%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
89.5% ▲ +9.4%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.8%
- 2016: 87.2%
- 2021: 89.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Prospect, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Prospect splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (35%), with 5 or more at 15%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
More for Prospect
Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Prospect [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32369/prospect/topic/housing-dwellings