$255 —
Lower than 58% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $160
- 2021: $255
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Cairns Bay · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Cairns Bay
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
A typical monthly mortgage of $1,172 makes Cairns Bay much more affordable than most similar areas. Housing costs here are well below the national figures, with both rent and loan repayments sitting comfortably under state and country averages.
$255
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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 Cairns Bay — lower than 58% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $255, which is a little below the Tasmania figure. Home loan repayments are also low, sitting at $1,172 a month, which is well below the Australian typical of $1,863.
$1,172 —
Lower than 77% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: $1,148
- 2021: $1,172
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Cairns Bay, $1,000–$1,799 is the majority at 100%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
The most common how homes are owned or rented is Owned with a mortgage at 77%, ahead of Rented (62%).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Cairns Bay, Owned with a mortgage is the majority at 56%; Rented is next at 44%.
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
There are 0.80 people per bedroom in these homes. This is higher than most areas, although it is about the same as the figures for Tasmania and Australia.
0.80 —
Lower than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 0.90
- 2021: 0.80
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
Types of homes
View on map →In Cairns Bay, Separate house is the majority at 100%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Cairns Bay, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 77%; 4 bedrooms is next at 23%.
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 Cairns Bay [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60088/cairns-bay/topic/housing-dwellings