$350 ▲ +45.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $240
- 2016: $280
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
River Heads · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in River Heads
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly half of all homes in River Heads are owned outright, making it a place where many residents live without the burden of a mortgage. Most people here live in detached houses, with a typical monthly mortgage payment of $1,400 that is well below the national figure.
$350
▲ +45.8%
- $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 River Heads — higher than 71% of areas.
| River Heads | $350 |
|---|---|
| 4655, QLD | $340 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $350, which is higher than most similar areas and about the same as the state and national figures. In contrast, monthly mortgage payments are a little below the Queensland average.
$1,400 ▼ -6.7%
Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,500
- 2016: $1,207
- 2021: $1,400
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →River Heads splits fairly evenly between $200–$349 (47%) and $350–$549 (46%), with $550–$749 at 6%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In River Heads, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (26%) and Under $1,000 (25%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is far more common here than in the rest of Queensland or Australia, at 47.1%. This helps explain why the share of households renting is far below the national figure at just 16.2%.
16.2% ▼ -42.7%
Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 28.3%
- 2016: 23.6%
- 2021: 16.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
47.1% ▲ +21.9%
Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 38.7%
- 2016: 42.0%
- 2021: 47.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In River Heads, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (35%) and Rented (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Detached houses make up 97.2% of the market, a figure far above the national average. These homes tend to be large, with 80.9% having three or more bedrooms.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
97.2% ▼ -0.9%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 98.0%
- 2016: 97.8%
- 2021: 97.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.9% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 54% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 79.7%
- 2016: 82.1%
- 2021: 80.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In River Heads, Separate house is the majority at 99%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 1%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In River Heads, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 4 bedrooms (35%) and 2 bedrooms (14%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in River Heads [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32435/river-heads/topic/housing-dwellings