$400 ▲ +118.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $183
- 2016: $315
- 2021: $400
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Rockmount · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Rockmount is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This distinct housing landscape is defined by a very high number of people owning their homes outright compared to the rest of the country.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Rockmount — higher than 82% of areas.
| Rockmount | $400 |
|---|---|
| 4344, QLD | $308 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,083, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733. However, the usual weekly rent of $400 is a little above the state average.
$400 ▲ +118.6%
Higher than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,083 ▼ -27.8%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Rockmount, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
In Rockmount, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 63%; Under $1,000 is next at 38%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Ownership is common here, with 46.7% of homes owned outright, far above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, 26.7% of households rent, which is well below the Australian average of 30.6%.
26.7% ▲ +171.1%
Higher than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.7% ▲ +5.4%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Rockmount splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (40%) and Owned with a mortgage (37%), with Rented at 23%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
While all homes are separate houses, only 53.3% have three or more bedrooms, which is far below the Queensland figure of 76.3%. This contributes to a higher density per room, with 0.90 people per bedroom.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% → 0.0%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
53.3% ▼ -28.1%
Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Rockmount, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Rockmount, 4 bedrooms is the majority at 58%; 3 bedrooms is next at 26%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Rockmount [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32452/rockmount/topic/housing-dwellings