Southwood · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Southwood

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

Every single home in Southwood is a separate house, making it a place of detached living. Most residents own their homes outright, and there are no renters in the area.

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📍 Southwood, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The most common monthly mortgage distribution is Under $1,000 at 120%, ahead of $1,000–$1,799 (0%).

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Southwood, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is very high here, with 39.1% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Queensland figure of 29.1%. In contrast, 0.0% of households rent, a figure far below the national average of 30.6%.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

39.1%

Lower than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 34.5%
  • 2021: 39.1%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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In Southwood, the largest group is Owned outright at 43%, followed by Other tenure (33%) and Owned with a mortgage (24%).

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

All homes are separate houses, far above the national figure of 72.3%. While 82.6% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are typically only 0.7 people per bedroom, which is a little below the Australian average.

0.70

Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.60
  • 2021: 0.70

Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.

100.0%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 100.0%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

82.6%

Higher than 59% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 75.9%
  • 2021: 82.6%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Southwood, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Southwood, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 36%, followed by 5 or more (27%) and 4 bedrooms (23%).

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 Southwood [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32613/southwood/topic/housing-dwellings