Yaamba · Suburb / Locality

Housing & Dwellings in Yaamba

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

A shift toward more stable housing has seen Yaamba become an area where half of all homes are now owned outright. This makes the community far more secure than the national average, with no one currently renting in the area.

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📍 Yaamba, Suburb / Locality

Where Yaamba sits — Median rent (weekly)

$250
  • $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 Yaamba — lower than 60% of areas.

Median rent (weekly) compared with the state and national average
Yaamba$250
4704, QLD $250
Queensland $365
Australia $375

Housing costs

Rents, mortgages and crowding.

Housing is quite affordable here, with typical weekly rents of $250 and monthly mortgage payments of $1,392, both of which are well below the national figures.

$1,392

Lower than 65% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: $867
  • 2021: $1,392

Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.

Monthly mortgage distribution

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In Yaamba, $1,800–$2,999 is the majority at 100%.

Owning & renting

How homes are owned or rented.

Home ownership is very high in Yaamba, where 50% of people own their place outright. This is far above the Queensland figure of 29.1%, while 0% of households are renting.

0.0%

Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.0%
  • 2021: 0.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.

50.0%

Higher than 75% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 50.0%
  • 2021: 50.0%

Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).

How homes are owned or rented

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In Yaamba, Owned outright is the majority at 65%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 35%.

Types of homes

Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.

Separate houses make up 86.4% of the local builds, which is far above the national average. However, these homes tend to be smaller, with 59.1% having three or more bedrooms, a figure far below the state average.

0.60

Lower than 93% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 0.50
  • 2021: 0.60

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

86.4%

Lower than 74% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 91.7%
  • 2021: 86.4%

Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.

59.1%

Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 70.8%
  • 2021: 59.1%

Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.

Types of homes

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

Bedrooms per home

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In Yaamba, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 47%, followed by 2 bedrooms (32%) and 4 bedrooms (21%).

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 Yaamba [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL33192/yaamba/topic/housing-dwellings