$230 ▲ +53.3%
Lower than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $150
- 2016: $180
- 2021: $230
Median weekly rent paid by households renting their home.
Low Head · Suburb / Locality
Housing & Dwellings in Low Head
Where and how people live — the homes, how they are held, and what they cost.
Weekly rents as low as $230 make Low Head a very affordable place to live compared to most of the country. The area features a high proportion of homeowners and low typical mortgage payments, creating a housing market that is far cheaper than the national average.
$230
▲ +53.3%
- $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 Low Head — lower than 66% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
Typical weekly rents are $230, which is far below the national figure of $375. Monthly home-loan payments are also low at $1,350, a figure that is well below the Australian typical of $1,863.
$1,350 ▲ +44.5%
Lower than 68% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $934
- 2016: $1,365
- 2021: $1,350
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is $200–$349 at 45%, followed by Under $200 (34%) and $350–$549 (21%).
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →Low Head splits fairly evenly between $1,000–$1,799 (38%) and Under $1,000 (36%), with $1,800–$2,999 at 26%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Home ownership is strong here, with 43.1% of homes owned outright, which is far above the Australian average of 31.0%. Around 24.5% of households rent, a figure that is well below the national level.
24.5% ▼ -26.4%
Higher than 70% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 33.3%
- 2016: 31.3%
- 2021: 24.5%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
43.1% ▲ +18.6%
Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 36.4%
- 2016: 36.9%
- 2021: 43.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is Owned outright at 42%, followed by Rented (24%) and Owned with a mortgage (21%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 80.3% of homes, though the area has fewer large homes than most, with only 63.9% having three or more bedrooms. This is consistent with the fact that people per bedroom is a little below the national figure.
0.70 ▼ -36.4%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 1.10
- 2016: 0.70
- 2021: 0.70
Average number of usual residents per bedroom — a crowding measure.
80.3% ▼ -0.4%
Lower than 80% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 80.6%
- 2016: 78.8%
- 2021: 80.3%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
63.9% ▼ -6.3%
Lower than 82% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 68.3%
- 2016: 66.8%
- 2021: 63.9%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Low Head, Separate house is the majority at 80%; Townhouse / semi-detached is next at 13%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Low Head, the largest group is 3 bedrooms at 43%, followed by 2 bedrooms (21%) and 4 bedrooms (20%).
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 Low Head [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL60357/low-head/topic/housing-dwellings