$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Westmar · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Renting is far more affordable in Westmar than in most other parts of the country. The typical weekly rent is just $200, which is a small fraction of the cost seen in larger towns and cities.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Westmar — lower than 75% of areas.
| Westmar | $200 |
|---|---|
| 4422, QLD | $125 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Weekly rent here is far below the Queensland figure of $365 and the Australian average of $375, making it much cheaper than most areas.
$200 —
Lower than 75% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Other tenure at 71%, ahead of Owned outright (29%).
In Westmar, the largest group is Other tenure at 48%, followed by Owned outright (20%) and Owned with a mortgage (16%).
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Homes in Westmar are more crowded than usual, with 0.90 people per bedroom, which is a little above the figures for both Queensland and Australia.
0.90 —
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
In Westmar, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Westmar splits fairly evenly between 3 bedrooms (42%) and 4 bedrooms (42%), with 5 or more at 16%.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Westmar [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33050/westmar/topic/housing-dwellings