Sunshine Acres · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Sunshine Acres

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

Almost every home in Sunshine Acres is a separate house, with 99% of dwellings being detached. This is a place of large family homes and very few renters, where most people either own their house outright or are paying off a mortgage.

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📍 Sunshine Acres, Suburb / Locality

Where Sunshine Acres sits — Median rent (weekly)

$300 ▲ +50.0%
  • $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 Sunshine Acres — higher than 57% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Sunshine Acres$300
4655, QLD $340
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rents are $300, which is well below the national figure of $375. For those with a mortgage, the usual monthly payment is $1,733, a figure about the same as the Queensland average.

$300 ▲ +50.0%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $200
  • 2016: $300
  • 2021: $300

Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.

$1,733 ▲ +6.6%

Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $1,625
  • 2016: $1,733
  • 2021: $1,733

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Weekly rent distribution

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In Sunshine Acres, $200–$349 is the majority at 100%.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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Sunshine Acres splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (42%) and $1,800–$2,999 (37%), with Under $1,000 at 14%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Renting is very rare here, with only 4.5% of households renting, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%. This is consistent with the fact that 38.3% of homes are owned outright, a figure well above the Australian average.

4.5% ▼ -55.5%

Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 10.2%
  • 2016: 10.5%
  • 2021: 4.5%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

38.3% ▲ +20.7%

Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 35.9%
  • 2021: 38.3%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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In Sunshine Acres, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 56%; Owned outright is next at 38%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are much larger than in most areas, with 90.3% having three or more bedrooms. These are almost exclusively separate houses, which is far above the Queensland average of 74.8%.

0.80 ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.80
  • 2021: 0.80

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

99.0% ▼ -1.0%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 100.0%
  • 2016: 99.0%
  • 2021: 99.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

90.3% ▲ +8.6%

Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 83.2%
  • 2016: 86.1%
  • 2021: 90.3%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Sunshine Acres, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Sunshine Acres splits fairly evenly between 4 bedrooms (36%) and 3 bedrooms (32%), with 5 or more at 21%.

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 Sunshine Acres [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32699/sunshine-acres/topic/housing-dwellings