$125 —
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
The Gums · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in The Gums
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of just $300 make The Gums one of the most affordable places to live among similar areas. Housing costs are far below the national figures, and nearly every home in the area is a separate house.
$125
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- $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 Gums — lower than 90% of areas.
| The Gums | $125 |
|---|---|
| 4406, QLD | $210 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent is much lower than most areas at $125, which is far below the national figure of $375. Mortgage payments are also very low, with the typical monthly payment sitting at $300.
$300 —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $325
- 2021: $300
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In The Gums, Under $200 is the majority at 100%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In The Gums, Under $1,000 is the majority at 70%; $1,800–$2,999 is next at 30%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the Queensland figure at 43.4%, while the proportion of households renting is much lower than most areas at 9.4%.
9.4% —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 30.0%
- 2021: 9.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.4% —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 43.3%
- 2021: 43.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In The Gums, the largest group is Owned outright at 45%, followed by Other tenure (27%) and Owned with a mortgage (18%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home here is a separate house, with 84.9% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the Queensland figure of 76.3%, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 —
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 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.
84.9% —
Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 75.0%
- 2021: 84.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In The Gums, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →The Gums splits fairly evenly between 5 or more (32%) and 3 bedrooms (30%), with 4 bedrooms at 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 The Gums [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32793/the-gums/topic/housing-dwellings