$315 ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $215
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $315
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wongabel · Suburb / Locality
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Higher housing costs than most similar areas define Wongabel, where typical weekly rents are $315 and monthly mortgage payments reach $1,799. The area is dominated by separate houses, though these homes tend to have fewer bedrooms than the state average.
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Wongabel — higher than 61% of areas.
| Wongabel | $315 |
|---|---|
| 4883, QLD | $280 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $315, which is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Queensland figure of $365. Monthly mortgage payments are about the same as the national average, with the usual payment being $1,799.
$315 ▲ +46.5%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
$1,799 ▲ +3.8%
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
In Wongabel, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 48%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (39%) and $3,000 or more (13%).
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is common in Wongabel, with 36.5% of homes owned outright, a figure well above the national average of 31.0%. Only 17.6% of households rent, which is far below the Queensland figure of 33.1%.
17.6% ▲ +23.0%
Higher than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
36.5% ▼ -25.9%
Lower than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
Wongabel splits fairly evenly between Owned with a mortgage (41%) and Owned outright (40%), with Rented at 19%.
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 86.5% of the market, far above the national figure of 72.3%. However, homes here often have fewer rooms, with 64.9% having three or more bedrooms, which is well below the Australian average.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
86.5% ▼ -13.5%
Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
64.9% ▼ -7.1%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
In Wongabel, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
In Wongabel, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 4 bedrooms (22%) and 2 bedrooms (16%).
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Housing & Dwellings in Wongabel [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33123/wongabel/topic/housing-dwellings