$575 ▲ +59.7%
Higher than 98% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $360
- 2016: $518
- 2021: $575
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Samsonvale · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Samsonvale
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Every single home in Samsonvale is a separate house, making it an area of entirely detached dwellings. This is a high-cost market where typical mortgage payments and rents are well above the national figures. Most residents live in large family homes, with nearly half of all houses having four bedrooms.
$575
▲ +59.7%
- $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 Samsonvale — higher than 98% of areas.
| Samsonvale | $575 |
|---|---|
| 4520, QLD | $488 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing costs are high here, with the typical monthly mortgage payment of $2,500 sitting well above the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rents are also among the highest for similar areas, at $575.
$2,500 → 0.0%
Higher than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,500
- 2016: $2,400
- 2021: $2,500
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Samsonvale splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (35%) and $1,800–$2,999 (31%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The vast majority of homes are owned with a mortgage, at 68.6%. This helps explain why the share of homes owned outright is well below the national figure, while the rental rate is far below both the state and Australia.
5.9% ▼ -34.5%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 8.9%
- 2016: 9.1%
- 2021: 5.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
23.9% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 18.5%
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 23.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Samsonvale, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 69%; Owned outright is next at 24%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are much larger than most areas, with 96.3% having three or more bedrooms. This is reflected in the number of people per bedroom, which is a little above the Australian figure of 0.80.
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: 98.8%
- 2021: 100.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
96.3% ▲ +3.2%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 93.3%
- 2016: 90.9%
- 2021: 96.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Samsonvale, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Samsonvale, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 5 or more (25%) and 3 bedrooms (22%).
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 Samsonvale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32507/samsonvale/topic/housing-dwellings