Seventy Mile · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Seventy Mile

Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.

Every single home in Seventy Mile is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. This landscape is dominated by large family homes and very low rental activity, with the typical weekly rent of $440 sitting well above the national figure.

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📍 Seventy Mile, Suburb / Locality

Where Seventy Mile sits — Median rent (weekly)

$440
  • $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 Seventy Mile — higher than 87% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Seventy Mile$440
4820, QLD $220
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Weekly rent is $440, which is much higher than most similar areas. Meanwhile, the typical monthly mortgage payment is $1,600, which is about the same as the Queensland figure.

$440

Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $207
  • 2021: $440

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,600 ▲ +23.1%

Lower than 52% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,300
  • 2016: $1,083
  • 2021: $1,600

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Seventy Mile, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; $3,000 or more is next at 30%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renting is very uncommon here, with only 4.7% of households renting, a figure far below the national average. Home ownership is strong, and 34.4% of homes are owned outright, which is well above the Australian figure.

4.7% ▼ -77.2%

Lower than 89% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 20.5%
  • 2016: 13.4%
  • 2021: 4.7%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

34.4% ▼ -3.5%

Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 35.6%
  • 2016: 43.3%
  • 2021: 34.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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Seventy Mile splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (44%) and Owned outright (40%), with Other tenure at 11%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

The area is defined by large homes, as 84.4% have three or more bedrooms, far above the national figure. This is consistent with the fact that 100% of the dwellings are separate houses.

0.80 ▼ -33.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.20
  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

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.

84.4% ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 79.2%
  • 2016: 85.1%
  • 2021: 84.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Seventy Mile, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Seventy Mile, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 44%, followed by 4 bedrooms (26%) and 5 or more (18%).

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 Seventy Mile [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32541/seventy-mile/topic/housing-dwellings