$285 ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $224
- 2016: $255
- 2021: $285
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Southside · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 88.2% of all homes in Southside. This is a predominantly residential area where housing costs are well below the state and national figures. Most people live in large homes, with nearly 87% of dwellings having three or more bedrooms.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Southside — higher than 52% of areas.
| Southside | $285 |
|---|---|
| 4570, QLD | $295 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,387 are well below the Australian figure of $1,863. Rent is also quite affordable, with the usual weekly rent of $285 sitting well below both the Queensland and national averages.
$285 ▲ +27.2%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,387 ▼ -8.6%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Southside, $200–$349 is the majority at 52%; $350–$549 is next at 28%.
In Southside, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 24%.
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 38.8% of homes owned outright, which is well above the national figure of 31.0%. Meanwhile, 29.2% of households are renting, a rate that is much higher than in most similar areas.
29.2% ▲ +4.2%
Higher than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
38.8% ▲ +12.9%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Southside, the largest group is Owned outright at 39%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (30%) and Rented (29%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Large homes are the norm, as 86.5% of dwellings have three or more bedrooms, far above the national rate of 73.8%. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little below the Australian average.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
88.2% ▼ -2.2%
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
86.5% ▲ +0.6%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Southside, Separate house is the majority at 88%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 11%.
Southside splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (41%) and 4 bedrooms (41%), with 2 bedrooms at 8%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Southside [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32612/southside/topic/housing-dwellings