$280 ▲ +27.3%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $220
- 2016: $300
- 2021: $280
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Sundown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Sundown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A tiny fraction of renters live in Sundown, where the vast majority of people own their homes outright. This creates a stable residential landscape dominated by large, detached family houses. Most residents live in homes with three or more bedrooms, far exceeding the state and national figures.
$280
▲ +27.3%
- $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 Sundown — higher than 50% of areas.
| Sundown | $280 |
|---|---|
| 4860, QLD | $250 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $2,000, which is a little above the Queensland figure of $1,733. In contrast, the typical weekly rent of $280 is well below both the state and national averages.
$2,000 ▼ -3.8%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,080
- 2016: $1,980
- 2021: $2,000
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Sundown, $350–$549 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Sundown, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Owning a home outright is very common here, with 63.3% of residents doing so, far above the 31% national figure. This helps explain why the renting rate of 6.1% is much lower than in most other areas.
6.1% ▼ -58.2%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 14.6%
- 2016: 24.1%
- 2021: 6.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
63.3% ▲ +48.2%
Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 42.7%
- 2016: 48.3%
- 2021: 63.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Sundown, Owned outright is the majority at 72%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 21%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Sundown is a separate house, with 95.9% featuring three or more bedrooms. Because these homes are so large, there are fewer people per bedroom (0.70) than in the typical Australian home.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
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.
95.9% ▲ +3.6%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 92.6%
- 2016: 87.9%
- 2021: 95.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Sundown, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Sundown splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (37%), with 2 bedrooms at 13%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Sundown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32691/sundown/topic/housing-dwellings