$716 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
The Hermitage · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in The Hermitage
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Among the lowest costs for home loans in its class are found in The Hermitage, where a huge majority of residents own their homes outright. This is an area of large, detached houses with very few people sharing each bedroom. Most homes have at least three bedrooms, reflecting a spacious layout across the locality.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home-loan payment is just $716, which is far below the national figure of $1,863 and the Queensland average of $1,733.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In The Hermitage, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 64% of homes owned outright—far above the Australian figure of 31%. No households in the area are renting, which is far below the national rate of 30.6%.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
64.0% —
Higher than 94% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In The Hermitage, Owned outright is the majority at 59%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 26%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in the area is a separate house, and 92% have three or more bedrooms. This high proportion of large homes helps explain why there are only 0.60 people per bedroom, which is well below the national average of 0.80.
0.60 —
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.60
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
92.0% —
Higher than 83% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In The Hermitage, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →The Hermitage splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (37%) and 4 bedrooms (33%), with 2 bedrooms at 15%.
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 Hermitage [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32795/the-hermitage/topic/housing-dwellings