$345 ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $275
- 2016: $310
- 2021: $345
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Toogoom · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Far more residents in Toogoom own their homes outright than in most similar areas. This is a place dominated by large, detached houses, where nearly half of all households have no mortgage to pay. These trends make it a distinct residential pocket compared to state and national patterns.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Toogoom — higher than 70% of areas.
| Toogoom | $345 |
|---|---|
| 4655, QLD | $340 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly mortgage payments are $1,415, which is well below the national figure of $1,863. In contrast, weekly rents are $345, which is higher than most similar areas but about the same as the Queensland and Australian averages.
$345 ▲ +25.5%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,415 ▼ -11.2%
Lower than 64% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Toogoom, $200–$349 is the majority at 50%; $350–$549 is next at 47%.
In Toogoom, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 40%, followed by Under $1,000 (28%) and $1,800–$2,999 (26%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Outright home ownership is far above the national average at 46.9%. At the same time, the proportion of households renting is 25.1%, which is well below the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
25.1% ▼ -35.0%
Higher than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
46.9% ▲ +28.6%
Higher than 67% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Toogoom, the largest group is Owned outright at 47%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (26%) and Rented (25%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 98.2% of the area, far above the national figure of 72.3%. This explains why 90.3% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is much higher than most other areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.2% ▲ +0.5%
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
90.3% ▲ +4.0%
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Toogoom, Separate house is the majority at 98%; Flat or apartment is next at 1%.
In Toogoom, the largest group is 4 bedrooms at 48%, followed by 3 bedrooms (39%) and 2 bedrooms (7%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Toogoom [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32845/toogoom/topic/housing-dwellings