$150 ▲ +20.0%
Lower than 86% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $125
- 2016: $133
- 2021: $150
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.
Far lower housing costs define daily life in Queenstown, where typical weekly rents are just $150. This affordability is paired with a high rate of home ownership, making it much cheaper to secure a roof over one's head than in most other parts of the country.
$150
▲ +20.0%
- $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 86% of areas.
Housing costs
Rents, mortgages and crowding.
The typical monthly home loan payment is $574, which is far below the Tasmanian figure of $1,313. Rent is similarly low, with typical weekly payments of $150 falling far below the national figure of $375.
$574 ▼ -23.9%
Lower than 97% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: $754
- 2016: $650
- 2021: $574
Median monthly mortgage repayment for households with a mortgage.
Weekly rent distribution
View on map →In Queenstown, Under $200 is the majority at 77%; $200–$349 is next at 20%.
Monthly mortgage distribution
View on map →In Queenstown, Under $1,000 is the majority at 80%; $1,000–$1,799 is next at 16%.
Owning & renting
How homes are owned or rented.
Nearly half of all homes (49.1%) are owned outright, a figure far above the national average of 31.0%. Meanwhile, the 22.7% of households that rent is well below both the state and national figures.
22.7% ▼ -10.5%
Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 25.3%
- 2016: 26.2%
- 2021: 22.7%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are rented.
49.1% ▲ +2.1%
Higher than 73% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 48.1%
- 2016: 47.4%
- 2021: 49.1%
Share of occupied private dwellings owned outright (no mortgage).
How homes are owned or rented
View on map →In Queenstown, the largest group is Owned outright at 49%, followed by Rented (23%) and Owned with a mortgage (23%).
Types of homes
Houses, townhouses, apartments and bedrooms.
Separate houses make up 96.4% of all homes, which is far above the Australian average of 72.3%. While 76.0% of homes have three or more bedrooms, there are slightly fewer people per bedroom here than in most other areas.
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.
96.4% ▲ +1.5%
Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 95.0%
- 2016: 95.6%
- 2021: 96.4%
Share of occupied private dwellings that are separate houses.
76.0% ▲ +1.9%
Lower than 59% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 74.6%
- 2016: 73.5%
- 2021: 76.0%
Share of occupied private dwellings with three or more bedrooms.
Types of homes
View on map →In Queenstown, Separate house is the majority at 96%; Flat or apartment is next at 2%.
Bedrooms per home
View on map →In Queenstown, 3 bedrooms is the majority at 61%; 2 bedrooms is next at 19%.
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/SAL60531/queenstown/topic/housing-dwellings