$350 ▲ +14.8%
Higher than 71% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $305
- 2016: $330
- 2021: $350
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Wooloowin · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Wooloowin
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Nearly half of all households in Wooloowin are rentals, a figure far above the national average. This high rental rate is paired with a housing market where typical mortgage payments are much higher than in most areas. The area is dominated by smaller homes, with flats and apartments making up 48% of all dwellings.
$350
▲ +14.8%
- $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 Wooloowin — higher than 71% of areas.
| Wooloowin | $350 |
|---|---|
| 4030, QLD | $390 |
| Queensland | $365 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan payment here is $2,275, which is well above the Queensland figure of $1,733. Weekly rents are higher than most areas, sitting at $350, which is about the same as the state and national figures.
$2,275 ▼ -1.1%
Higher than 85% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $2,300
- 2016: $2,220
- 2021: $2,275
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →Wooloowin splits fairly evenly between $350–$549 (40%) and $200–$349 (39%), with Under $200 at 10%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Wooloowin splits fairly evenly between $3,000 or more (33%) and $1,800–$2,999 (31%), with $1,000–$1,799 at 23%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is very common here, with 49.4% of households renting, far above the 30.6% national average. Conversely, those who own their homes outright make up only 16.8%, which is far below the Australian figure of 31.0%.
49.4% ▲ +19.8%
Higher than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 41.3%
- 2016: 51.0%
- 2021: 49.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
16.8% ▼ -25.3%
Lower than 92% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 22.5%
- 2016: 18.4%
- 2021: 16.8%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Wooloowin, the largest group is Rented at 50%, followed by Owned with a mortgage (32%) and Owned outright (17%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses are far less common here than across the state, making up only 46.1% of homes. This helps explain why there are far fewer homes with three or more bedrooms compared to the national average, and why people per bedroom is a little above the national figure at 0.90.
0.90 ▼ -18.2%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.90
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
46.1% ▼ -27.7%
Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 63.8%
- 2016: 48.4%
- 2021: 46.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
50.3% ▼ -15.6%
Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 59.5%
- 2016: 50.0%
- 2021: 50.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →Wooloowin splits fairly evenly between Flat or apartment (48%) and Separate house (46%), with Townhouse / semi-detached at 5%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Wooloowin, the largest group is 2 bedrooms at 36%, followed by 3 bedrooms (27%) and 4 bedrooms (16%).
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 Wooloowin [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33149/wooloowin/topic/housing-dwellings