$160 ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $90
- 2016: $150
- 2021: $160
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wandoan · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Typical monthly mortgage payments of just $712 make Wandoan a place where housing costs are far below the national figures. While most of the town lives in separate houses, a very high proportion of the population rents compared to the rest of the state.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wandoan — lower than 84% of areas.
| Wandoan | $160 |
|---|---|
| 4419, QLD | $160 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Housing is very affordable here, with typical weekly rents of $160 and typical monthly mortgage payments of $712, both of which are far below the Queensland and Australian figures.
$160 ▲ +77.8%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$712 ▼ -20.0%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wandoan, Under $200 is the majority at 62%; $200–$349 is next at 35%.
In Wandoan, the largest group is Under $1,000 at 43%, followed by $1,000–$1,799 (26%) and $1,800–$2,999 (17%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common in Wandoan, with 50.5% of households renting, which is far above the national figure of 30.6%. This is a much higher rate than most similar areas.
50.5% ▲ +37.1%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
28.2% ▼ -35.1%
Lower than 81% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
In Wandoan, the largest group is Rented at 50%, followed by Owned outright (28%) and Owned with a mortgage (11%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 82.5% of the market, which is far above the Australian average. These homes are often large, with 78.6% having three or more bedrooms, though there are slightly fewer people per bedroom than in most areas.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
82.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
78.6% ▼ -0.3%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wandoan, Separate house is the majority at 83%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
In Wandoan, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 40%, followed by 4 bedrooms (29%) and 2 bedrooms (15%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wandoan [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32980/wandoan/topic/housing-dwellings