$255 ▼ -7.9%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $277
- 2016: $250
- 2021: $255
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
The Gap · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in The Gap
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more people rent their homes in The Gap than in most other similar areas. This is a high-rental community where housing costs are well below the national figure, with typical weekly rents sitting at $255.
$255
▼ -7.9%
- $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 The Gap — lower than 58% of areas.
| The Gap | $255 |
|---|---|
| 4825 crosses QLD/NT | $260 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Mortgage and rent costs are quite low here. Typical monthly home-loan payments are $1,300, which is well below the Queensland figure of $1,733 and the national figure of $1,863.
$1,300 ▼ -29.4%
Lower than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,842
- 2016: $1,712
- 2021: $1,300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In The Gap, $200–$349 is the majority at 51%; Under $200 is next at 31%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In The Gap, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 47%, followed by Under $1,000 (29%) and $1,800–$2,999 (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Rental properties dominate the area, with 55.8% of households renting, a figure far above the national average of 30.6%. Conversely, only 13.1% of homes are owned outright, which is among the lowest for similar areas.
55.8% ▲ +1.9%
Higher than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.7%
- 2016: 53.8%
- 2021: 55.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
13.1% ▼ -16.0%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 15.6%
- 2016: 14.7%
- 2021: 13.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In The Gap, Rented is the majority at 55%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 25%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are smaller than usual, with only 51.7% having three or more bedrooms. This helps explain why the number of people per bedroom is a little above the national figure of 0.80.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
54.8% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 55.1%
- 2016: 57.1%
- 2021: 54.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
51.7% ▲ +8.1%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 47.8%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 51.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In The Gap, Separate house is the majority at 55%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 37%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →The Gap splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 2 bedrooms (33%), with 1 bedroom at 14%.
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 The Gap [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32791/the-gap/topic/housing-dwellings