$210 —
Lower than 72% of suburb / locality areas.
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Brooks Bay · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Brooks Bay
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Much lower housing costs than the national average define Brooks Bay, where the typical monthly mortgage is nearly $1,000 less than across Australia. This is a place where home ownership is very common and rental properties are almost non-existent.
$210
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- $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 Brooks Bay — lower than 72% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $210, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also well below the state average, sitting at $901.
$901 —
Lower than 88% of suburb / locality areas.
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Brooks Bay, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 57%; Under $1,000 is next at 43%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Over half of all homes (52.2%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average. This is reflected in the fact that no households in the area are renting.
0.0% —
Lower than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
52.2% —
Higher than 79% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Brooks Bay, Owned outright is the majority at 67%; Owned with a mortgage is next at 33%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Every single home in Brooks Bay is a separate detached house. While these houses are all freestanding, the area has a much lower share of large homes with three or more bedrooms compared to the rest of the state.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
100.0% —
Higher than 99% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
39.1% —
Lower than 96% of suburb / locality areas.
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Brooks Bay, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Brooks Bay, 2 bedrooms is the majority at 53%; 3 bedrooms is next at 26%.
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 Brooks Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60081/brooks-bay/topic/housing-dwellings