Wattle Ridge · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Wattle Ridge

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

More people share each bedroom in Wattle Ridge than in most similar areas. This rural community is defined by very low housing costs, with typical monthly loan payments sitting far below state and national figures.

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📍 Wattle Ridge, Suburb / Locality

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

The typical monthly home-loan payment is just $656, which is far below the Queensland figure of $1,733 and the Australian figure of $1,863.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned outright at 56%, ahead of Owned with a mortgage (0%).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Wattle Ridge, Owned outright is the majority at 100%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Homes here are more crowded than usual, with 1.10 people per bedroom, a figure well above both the Queensland and Australian average of 0.80.

1.10 —

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.50
  • 2021: 1.10

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

Types of homes

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In Wattle Ridge, Separate house is the majority at 100%.

Bedrooms per home

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In Wattle Ridge, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 56%; 1 bedroom is next at 44%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wattle Ridge [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33011/wattle-ridge/topic/housing-dwellings