$260 ▲ +420.0%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $50
- 2016: $12
- 2021: $260
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Watsonville · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Watsonville
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 98.2% of all homes in Watsonville, far above the national figure. This is an affordable area where a majority of residents own their homes outright, and monthly mortgage costs are among the lowest in the country.
$260
▲ +420.0%
- $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 Watsonville — lower than 57% of areas.
| Watsonville | $260 |
|---|---|
| 4887, QLD | $230 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical monthly home loan payments are just $784, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rents are also much lower than average, sitting at $260.
$784 ▲ +60.7%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $488
- 2016: $759
- 2021: $784
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Watsonville, Under $1,000 is the majority at 63%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 38%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is very high here, with 56.1% of homes owned outright—far above the national figure of 31.0%. Only 14.0% of households rent, which is far below the state and national rates.
14.0% ▼ -28.0%
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 19.5%
- 2016: 23.7%
- 2021: 14.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
56.1% ▼ -4.0%
Higher than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 58.5%
- 2016: 46.1%
- 2021: 56.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Watsonville, the largest group is Owned outright at 48%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (24%) and Other tenure (16%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Almost every home is a separate house, though 42.1% having three or more bedrooms is far below the Queensland figure. On average, there are 0.80 people per bedroom, which is about the same as the rest of the country.
0.80 ▼ -33.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.20
- 2016: 1.00
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
98.2% ▼ -1.8%
Higher than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 100.0%
- 2016: 94.7%
- 2021: 98.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
42.1% ▲ +5.7%
Lower than 95% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 39.8%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 42.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Watsonville, Separate house is the majority at 93%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 7%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →Watsonville splits fairly evenly between 2 bedrooms (25%) and 1 bedroom (23%), with 3 bedrooms at 19%.
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 Watsonville [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33008/watsonville/topic/housing-dwellings