$200 ▲ +73.9%
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $115
- 2016: $151
- 2021: $200
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Thursday Island · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Thursday Island
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is the most common way to live on Thursday Island, where 74.1% of households rent their homes. This is far above the national figure and marks the area as a place where very few people own their own property. Overall, housing costs are much lower here than in the rest of the country.
$200
▲ +73.9%
- $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 Thursday Island — lower than 75% of areas.
| Thursday Island | $200 |
|---|---|
| 4875, QLD | $148 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent is $200, which is far below the national figure of $375. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $1,408 is well below the Australian typical cost of $1,863.
$1,408 ▼ -18.8%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,733
- 2016: $1,690
- 2021: $1,408
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Thursday Island, the largest group is Under $200 at 49%, followed by $200–$349 (37%) and $350–$549 (9%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Thursday Island splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (41%) and $3,000 or more (41%), with Under $1,000 at 18%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Very few people own their homes outright at 8.2%, which is far below the Queensland figure of 29.1%. This explains why the rental rate is so high, sitting at 74.1% compared to just 30.6% across Australia.
74.1% ▼ -10.9%
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 83.2%
- 2016: 77.6%
- 2021: 74.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
8.2% ▲ +30.7%
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 6.3%
- 2016: 6.3%
- 2021: 8.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Thursday Island, Rented is the majority at 74%; Other tenure is next at 10%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes here are more crowded, with 1.2 people per bedroom compared to the national figure of 0.8. This is consistent with the fact that separate houses are far less common than elsewhere, and homes with three or more bedrooms are far below the state average.
1.20 ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.40
- 2016: 1.10
- 2021: 1.20
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
57.1% ▲ +5.6%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 54.1%
- 2016: 78.2%
- 2021: 57.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.6% ▼ -5.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.9%
- 2016: 55.1%
- 2021: 58.6%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Thursday Island, Separate house is the majority at 58%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 30%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Thursday Island, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 2 bedrooms (30%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
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 Thursday Island [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32823/thursday-island/topic/housing-dwellings