Toobeah · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Toobeah

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

Every single home in Toobeah is a separate house, making it a purely detached residential area. It is a place where housing costs are exceptionally low, with typical weekly rents and mortgage payments sitting far below the figures for Queensland and Australia.

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📍 Toobeah, Suburb / Locality

Where Toobeah sits — Median rent (weekly)

$170
  • $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 Toobeah — lower than 82% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Toobeah$170
4498, QLD $110
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is just $170, which is much lower than most areas. Similarly, the usual monthly home-loan payment of $77 is far below the national figure of $1,863.

$77 ▼ -91.1%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: $867
  • 2016: $360
  • 2021: $77

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Toobeah, Under $1,000 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

About 26.7% of homes are owned outright, which is well below the Australian figure. Another 22.2% of households rent, a proportion that is higher than in most similar areas.

22.2% ▼ -55.6%

Higher than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 50.0%
  • 2016: 55.2%
  • 2021: 22.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

26.7% ▲ +16.1%

Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 23.0%
  • 2016: 9.0%
  • 2021: 26.7%

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

How homes are owned or rented

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Toobeah splits fairly evenly between Owned outright (29%) and Other tenure (29%), with Rented at 24%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Large homes are common here, with 82.2% having three or more bedrooms. This is well above the national average of 73.8%.

0.80 ▼ -27.3%

Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 1.10
  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 0.80

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

100.0% ▲ +4.2%

Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 95.9%
  • 2016: 88.1%
  • 2021: 100.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

82.2% ▲ +4.1%

Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 78.9%
  • 2016: 73.1%
  • 2021: 82.2%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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In Toobeah, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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Toobeah splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (38%) and 4 bedrooms (35%), with 5 or more at 20%.

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 Toobeah [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32843/toobeah/topic/housing-dwellings