$325 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Riverton · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Riverton
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage payment of just $325 makes Riverton one of the most affordable places to live in the region. This low cost of housing stands out across the state, creating a distinct contrast with the much higher payments seen in most other Australian areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Monthly home loan payments are far below the Queensland figure of $1,733 and the Australian figure of $1,863, sitting among the lowest for similar areas.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 0%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
With 0.80 people per bedroom, the density of residents in each room is higher than most areas, though it is about the same as the state and national figures.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.60
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Riverton, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Riverton splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (50%) and 4 bedrooms (50%).
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 Riverton [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32441/riverton/topic/housing-dwellings