Wellesley · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Wellesley

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

Rents and mortgage payments in Wellesley are far below the state and national figures. The area has a very low cost of housing, with typical weekly rents at just $100 and monthly loan payments at $1,083.

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📍 Wellesley, Suburb / Locality

Where Wellesley sits — Median rent (weekly)

$100
  • $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 Wellesley — lower than 94% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Wellesley$100
4417, QLD $150
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Typical weekly rent is $100, which is far below the Queensland figure of $365. Monthly home-loan payments are also much lower than most areas at $1,083.

$1,083

Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $953
  • 2021: $1,083

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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Wellesley splits fairly evenly between Under $1,000 (50%) and $3,000 or more (50%).

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

No households in the area rent, which is far below the 33.1% seen across Queensland. Other tenure accounts for 44.4% of homes, while 40.7% are owned with a mortgage.

How homes are owned or rented

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Wellesley splits fairly evenly between Other tenure (46%) and Owned with a mortgage (42%), with Owned outright at 12%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Separate houses make up 81.5% of homes, which is well above the national figure. With 1.10 people per bedroom, this is among the highest levels for the area.

1.10

Higher than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.70
  • 2021: 1.10

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

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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In Wellesley, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 38%, followed by 5 or more (27%) and 1 bedroom (12%).

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 Wellesley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33025/wellesley/topic/housing-dwellings