$270 ▲ +32.4%
Lower than 53% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $204
- 2016: $245
- 2021: $270
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Queenstown · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Queenstown
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Separate houses make up 56.7% of the homes in Queenstown, though this is far below the national figure. It is an area where renting is much more common than in most other similar places, and housing costs remain well below the Australian average.
$270
▲ +32.4%
- $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 Queenstown — lower than 53% of areas.
| Queenstown | $270 |
|---|---|
| 5014, SA | $300 |
| South Australia | $300 |
| Australia | $375 |
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $270, which is well below the national figure of $375. Home-loan payments are also lower than in most areas, with the typical monthly payment of $1,463 sitting well below the Australian average of $1,863.
$1,463 ▲ +12.5%
Lower than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $1,300
- 2016: $1,467
- 2021: $1,463
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Queenstown, $200–$349 is the majority at 52%; Under $200 is next at 26%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Queenstown, the largest group is $1,000–$1,799 at 46%, followed by $1,800–$2,999 (25%) and Under $1,000 (24%).
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Renting is much more common here than in most areas, with 36.3% of households renting, which is well above the state and national figures. Conversely, the share of homes owned outright is 26.5%, which is well below both the state and national levels.
36.3% ▼ -1.5%
Higher than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.8%
- 2016: 37.6%
- 2021: 36.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
26.5% ▼ -11.3%
Lower than 84% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 29.9%
- 2016: 26.3%
- 2021: 26.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →Queenstown splits fairly evenly between Rented (36%) and Owned with a mortgage (32%), with Owned outright at 27%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Townhouses and semi-detached homes are common, meaning separate houses are far less frequent here than in most of South Australia. This is reflected in the home sizes, as the 58.4% of homes with three or more bedrooms is far below the national figure.
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.
56.7% ▼ -8.3%
Lower than 90% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 61.8%
- 2016: 56.9%
- 2021: 56.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
58.4% ▲ +12.3%
Lower than 87% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 52.0%
- 2016: 54.1%
- 2021: 58.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Queenstown, Separate house is the majority at 57%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 39%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Queenstown, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 49%, followed by 2 bedrooms (36%) and 4 bedrooms (8%).
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 Queenstown [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL41232/queenstown/topic/housing-dwellings