$340 ▲ +25.9%
Higher than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $270
- 2016: $310
- 2021: $340
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
White Rock · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in White Rock
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Housing trends in White Rock have shifted as the area becomes more reliant on rentals. This is a place where typical monthly mortgage payments of $1,343 are well below the national figure, yet the proportion of renters is now much higher than in most similar areas.
$340
▲ +25.9%
- $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 White Rock — higher than 69% of areas.
| White Rock | $340 |
|---|---|
| 4868, QLD | $350 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical weekly rent of $340 is higher than in most areas, while mortgage repayments remain low, sitting well below both the Queensland and Australian figures.
$1,343 ▼ -11.5%
Lower than 69% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,517
- 2016: $1,408
- 2021: $1,343
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In White Rock, the largest group is $350–$549 at 48%, followed by $200–$349 (38%) and Under $200 (13%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In White Rock, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 54%; Under $1,000 is next at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is common here, with 35.9% of households renting, which is well above the national figure. Meanwhile, homes owned outright make up 23.1%, a figure well below both the state and national averages.
35.9% ▼ -14.3%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.9%
- 2016: 39.6%
- 2021: 35.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
23.1% ▲ +29.7%
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 19.9%
- 2021: 23.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →White Rock splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (35%), with Owned outright at 23%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Most people live in separate houses, and 80.2% of homes have three or more bedrooms, which is well above the national figure. This helps explain why there are 0.80 people per bedroom, a rate higher than in most areas.
0.80 ▼ -27.3%
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.80
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
74.0% ▼ -3.3%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 76.6%
- 2016: 75.9%
- 2021: 74.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
80.2% ▼ -1.7%
Higher than 52% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 81.6%
- 2016: 79.5%
- 2021: 80.2%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In White Rock, Separate house is the majority at 74%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 14%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In White Rock, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 52%; 4 bedrooms is next at 25%.
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 White Rock [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33062/white-rock/topic/housing-dwellings